▁vote . ▁He ▁was ▁sw orn ▁in ▁for ▁his ▁new ▁term ▁of ▁office ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Michel ▁confirmed ▁that ▁he ▁planned ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁a ▁third ▁term ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁president ial ▁election . ▁Ref lect ing ▁on ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁office , ▁he ▁said : ▁" I ▁worked ▁hard , ▁I ▁did ▁everything ▁for ▁Se ych elles ▁[ and ] ▁the ▁Se ych ello is ▁people ▁and ▁I ▁feel ▁that ▁people ▁appreciate ▁my ▁work ." ▁His ▁term ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁end ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁but ▁he ▁announced ▁on ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁that ▁the ▁next ▁election ▁would ▁be ▁held ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁earlier . ▁The ▁date ▁was ▁subsequently ▁set ▁for ▁ 3 – 5 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁He ▁very ▁narrow ly ▁defeated ▁Ram kal aw an ▁in ▁a ▁run - off ▁by ▁a ▁margin ▁of ▁less ▁than ▁ 2 0 0 ▁votes . ▁ ▁Michel ▁announced ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁res ign ing , ▁effective ▁ 1 6 ▁October , ▁and ▁hand ing ▁over ▁power ▁to ▁Vice ▁President ▁D anny ▁Fa ure , ▁less ▁than ▁a ▁year ▁into ▁his ▁third ▁term . ▁The ▁decision ▁coinc ided ▁with ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁an ▁opposition ▁majority ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁in ▁the ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁parliament ary ▁election . ▁Michel ▁said ▁that ▁" a