SNP AND DP SIGN ELECTORAL PACT
The Seychelles National Party and the Democratic Party signed a formal pact on Wednesday 5th July to promote Wavel Ramkalawan, the SNP Leader as the single candidate for the opposition parties for the presidential election due on July 28 and to subsequently form a “coalition” government, with ministers being drawn from both parties.
The pact was signed by the leaders of the two parties in a short ceremony at the International Conference Centre attended by executives committee members of both parties as well as the press. The two leaders also broke with the “tradition” set by Rene and Michel for the past 29 years and held a press conference to answer questions from the attending press corp. There were no restrictions as to what questions the reporters could ask, even though SBC failed to let the people hear some of the very pertinent questions and the answers of the two leaders.
In his statement prior to the signing, SNP Leader Ramkalawan praised the open and honest deliberations between the two parties leading up to the signing of the pact. Behind the agreement, he said, is the recognition by the two parties that at this moment in our history it is necessary to put aside all our political differences and work together for the superior interest of the country.
This cooperation is not just for the election, Ramkalawan emphasised, but also for the difficult task of governing after an opposition victory. The
In his statement, DP Leader