Seychelles heads to polls as Ramkalawan seeks second term

The people of Seychelles voted Saturday in an election to choose a new leader and parliament, with President Wavel Ramkalawan seeking a second term in Africa’s smallest country.

Ramkalawan’s chief political rival, Patrick Herminie of the United Seychelles Party, is a veteran lawmaker and parliamentary speaker from 2007 to 2016.

Polls opened at 7 a.m. in a sign of what was expected to be a strong voter turnout in the tourist haven,…