Today is my birthday, so I'll not be spending too much time at the computer, but did want to post the results of yesterday's election here in Seychelles.

The early final numbers look like this:

SPPF: 32119 votes and 53.83%

SNP: 25682 votes and 45.81%

Broulle: 200 votes and 0.36%

The district-to-district breakdown is not yet complete, but I have seen that in Au Cap, a village on the other side of the island, there was a ten vote difference between SNP and SPPF. Every vote really does count in a democracy.

So, the incumbent wins, the President stays where he is for the next five years, red is the color of the day, and another contest for legislative members will be coming up sometime in the future.

So far ... I'm I writing this close to noon ... all is quite. The SNP candidate conceded at about one o'clock in the morning when the final tally was announced and counseled his followers to stay calm and stay home today, saying, "Let the SPPF have their fun."

Celebrations will be taking place in various venues, but we'll be sticking close to home while I allow my family to spoil me a bit and attend to my every whim. (I can dream, can't I?)

If you'd like more info (on the election, not my birthday), here are a few links:

The Seychelles Nation

The Seychelles Weekly election results.

The Seychelles National Party's election results page.