VICTORIA, Seychelles — A drug crisis, environmental challenges and questions about sovereignty are among key issues for voters heading to the polls in Seychelles, a tourist haven and Africa's smallest nation, both in land area and population, but richest by domestic income.

Between September 25 and 27, voters will choose a president, with Wavel Ramkalawan hoping to hold on to the top post, and a new parliament.

The primary contenders

Ramkalawan, an Anglican priest who turned politician, became the first opposition leader since 1976 to defeat the ruling party when he made his sixth bid for the presidency in 2020. He and his Linyon Demokratik Seselwa (LDS) party have campaigned on ongoing efforts of economic recovery, social development, and environmental sustainability.

His chief politi

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