General elections were held in the Seychelles

Seychelles

Seychelles , officially the Republic of Seychelles , is an island country spanning an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, some east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar....

 between 23 and 26 June 1979 to elect a President and National Assembly

National Assembly of Seychelles

The unicameral National Assembly of Seychelles is the country's legislative body.The current National Assembly, formed following elections held on 4, 5, and 6 December 2002, has a total of 34 members. 25 members are elected in single member constituencies using the simple majority system...

. Following a coup in 1977, the Seychelles People's Progressive Front

Seychelles People's Progressive Front

The People's Party is a socialist political party in Seychelles. It publishes a newspaper called The People. It was known as the Seychelles People's Progressive Front until June 2009....

 (previously the Seychelles People's United Party) was the sole legal party at the time. The only candidate in the presidential election was SPUP leader France-Albert René

France-Albert René

France-Albert René was the long-time socialist President of Seychelles from 1977 to 2004. He is known by government officials and party members as "the Boss". His name is often given as simply Albert René or F.A...

.

The SPUP won all 25 seats in the National Assembly, and René's candidacy was approved by 98% of voters with a voter turnout

Voter turnout

Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election . After increasing for many decades, there has been a trend of decreasing voter turnout in most established democracies since the 1960s...

 of 96.4%.

President

Choice	Votes	%
For	26,390	98.0
Against	541	2.0
Total	26,931	100
Source: EISA

National Assembly

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Seychelles People's Progressive Front Seychelles People's Progressive Front The People's Party is a socialist political party in Seychelles. It publishes a newspaper called The People. It was known as the Seychelles People's Progressive Front until June 2009....		98	23
Others		2	0
Presidential appointees	-	-	2
Total	27,920	100	25
Source: IPU