People's Party (Seychelles)

The People's Party ( Seselwa: Score Lepep, PL) is a socialist political party in the Seychelles from 1979 to 1991 and was the single party in the country.

It published a newspaper called Lepep. The party was formerly known as the Progressive Front of sychellischen people (english Seychelles People's Progressive Front, French front progressiste du Peuple Seychellois ) until June 2009.

The People's Party ( english Seychelles People's United Party ) founded in 1964 by France- Albert René under the name Unity Party of Seychelles people and was led by the since its founding. The People's Party in 1977, the ruling party and was the only party permitted from 1979. From that time to the period up to 1991 were retrospectively designated as the Second Republic. The People's Party is led by an Executive Central Committee.

Leading members of the party over the years were René, James Michel, Guy Sinon, Jacques Hodoul ( former foreign minister and chief ideologue of the party ), Joseph Belmont ( the current Vice President of the Seychelles) and Maxime Ferrari (former René- Loyalist who later became the opposition supported and wrote an autobiography ).

During the era of one-party rule, the party received financial assistance through Parteimitgliedsgebüren and Foreign governments, especially from Tanzania, Algeria, Libya and the German Democratic Republic.

The party has sections in each electoral district and used an expanded system of patronage. In the last parliamentary elections in the Seychelles on 12 May 2007, the party won 65.76 % of the vote and 23 of the 34 seats in the National Assembly.