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The current National Assembly has a total of 120 members. 80 members are elected in single member constituencies using the first-preference plurality (first-past-the-post) system. The remaining 40 members are elected through proportional representation and national party-lists. Members serve five-year terms.
The ruling resulted in the Democratic Congress losing three proportional representation seats, while the Alliance of Democrats lost one PR seat; the Basotho National Party gained an additional PR seat, while the Lesotho People's Congress, United For Change, and the Basotho Patriotic Party all gained one seat each, which allowed the three ...
The Parliament of Lesotho (Sotho: Palamente ea Lesotho) is the national legislature of Lesotho and consists of two chambers: the Senate ...
The 120 members of the National Assembly were elected using a mixed single vote with seat linkage system for mixed-member proportional representation.Eighty members were elected from single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting, with the remaining 40 elected from a single nationwide constituency as leveling seats, which were allocated to make seat totals reflect the national vote ...
11th Parliament of Lesotho. Predecessor. Cabinet of Moeketsi Majoro. The Cabinet of Sam Matekane is the incumbent coalition government of the Kingdom of Lesotho. It was established on 4 November 2022 following the swearing-in of Prime Minister Sam Matekane on 28 October 2022. It is the fifth coalition government in Lesotho history.
Politics of Lesotho. Lesotho elects a legislature on the national level. The Parliament has two chambers: the National Assembly with 120 members, elected for a five-year term by Mixed Member Proportional Representation, 80 of which in single-seat constituencies; and the Senate, with 33 nominated members.
Assumed office. 17 April 2023. Personal details. Political party. United For Change. Profession. Politician. Mohlominyane Tota is a Mosotho politician and the deputy leader of the United For Change political party. He was elected interim party leader in January 2023 after 'Malichaba Lekhoaba secured a job outside the country.
The Lesotho Government is a constitutional monarchy. The Prime Minister, Sam Matekane, is head of government and has executive authority. The King serves a largely ceremonial function; he no longer possesses any executive authority and is proscribed from actively participating in political initiatives. According to the constitution, the leader ...