Seychelles’ opposition leader Patrick Herminie won the presidential run-off on Sunday, electoral commission results showed, in a race dominated by environmental and economic questions.

The archipelago nation has the highest wealth per capita in Africa — around $18,000 according to the World Bank — but is vulnerable to climate change and plagued by widespread drug addiction.

Herminie pledged in his victory speech to lower the cost of living, revive public services, and unite the island nation.

“I will be the president of all Seychellois, and I will end divisions by ceasing preferences and giving everyone the opportunity to thrive,” he said.

The vote headed to a run-off after Herminie and his main challenger, outgoing President Wavel Ramkalawan, failed last month to secure an outright majority of more than 50 percent.

Results released on Sunday showed Herminie secured 52.7 percent of the vote, while Ramkalawan garnered 47.3 percent.

The incumbent president acknowledged his defeat and congratulated Herminie, who will become the country’s sixth president.

“I leave with a legacy that makes many presidents blush… I hope President Herminie continues to maintain such a level,” Ramkalawan said.

Herminie’s party, United Seychelles, which dominated the political scene from independence in 1976 until 2020, secured victory in last month’s parliamentary elections, taking 15 of 26 seats.’