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Elections In 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. Previous elections *1970 Lesotho general election * 1985 Lesotho general election * 1993 Lesotho general election * 1998 Lesotho general election * 2002 Lesotho general election * 2007 Lesotho general election * 2012 Lesotho general election * 2015 Lesotho general election * 2017 Lesotho general election Latest election See also * Electoral calendar * Electoral system An electoral or voting system is a set of rules used to determine the results of an election. Electoral systems are used in politics to elect governments, while non-political elections may take place in business, nonprofit organizations and inf ... References External linksAdam Carr's Election Archive [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 Lesotho General Election
General elections were held in Lesotho between 27 and 29 March 1993, the first full elections since the ruling Basotho National Party annulled the results of the 1970 elections, which they had lost to the Basutoland Congress Party. Of the 736,930 registered voters, 532,678 cast valid votes. African Elections Database The BCP were victorious in the election, winning all 65 of the seats in the . Its leader, Ntsu Mokhehle, became |
Electoral Calendar
This national electoral calendar for 2025 lists the national/ federal elections scheduled to be held in 2025 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referenda are included. Specific dates are given where these are known. January * 12 January: ** Comoros, Parliament ** Croatia, President (2nd round) * 16 January: Vanuatu, Parliament * 26 January: Belarus, President February * 7 February: '' Turks and Caicos Islands, Parliament'' * 9 February: ** Ecuador, President (1st round) and Parliament ** ''Kosovo, Parliament'' ** Liechtenstein, Parliament ** Switzerland, Referendums * 15 February: '' Abkhazia, President (1st round)'' * 18 February: ''Bermuda, House of Assembly'' * 23 February: Germany, Bundestag * 26 February: ''Anguilla, Parliament'' March * 1 March: '' Abkhazia, President (2nd round)'' * 2 March: Tajikistan, Assembly of Representatives * 4 March: Micronesia, Parliament * 5 March: ''Tristan da Cunha, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Lesotho General Election
Early general elections were held in Lesotho on 3 June 2017 to elect all 120 seats of the National Assembly, the lower house of the Parliament. The elections were called more than three years ahead of schedule due to a successful vote of no confidence against the incumbent Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili."Lesotho to hold general election on June 3" Africanews, 13 March 2017. Background After three years out of power, Pakalitha Mosisili returned to office as Prime Minister in the February 2015 general election as leader of the Democ ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Lesotho General Election
General elections were held in Lesotho on 28 February 2015 for all 120 seats of the National Assembly, the lower house of the Parliament of Lesotho, more than two years ahead of schedule due to the 2014 political crisis. Following mediation facilitated by the Southern African Development Community (SADC), King Letsie III on the advice of the incumbent Prime Minister Tom Thabane, dissolved the Eighth Parliament and called a snap election. Lesotho uses the mixed-member proportional representation voting system. More than 1.2 million voters had been registered by the Independent Electoral Commission. The army was confined to the barracks on the election day. The opposition Democratic Congress managed to form a coalition government as no party achieved an outright majority. Voter turnout was 48%. Background After the 2012 election, Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili's Democratic Congress failed to attain a majority; and thus a coalition government was formed among the three oppo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Lesotho General Election
General elections were held in Lesotho on 26 May 2012. The incumbent Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili's newly formed Democratic Congress won a majority of single-member seats. He also won his seat by the second-largest margin of victory. However, they only had a plurality in the overall tally and coalition talks are taking place. Background As a result of the impact of the Arab Spring in 2011, protests occurred against the government in regard to unemployment, poverty and low salaries. The protests eventually had the support of taxi drivers, unions, students and opposition political parties. They also demanded to meet Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili, who had at times refused to do so. Following a dispute over the allocation of the proportional seats in the 2007 elections, the electoral system was amended, with the ''National Assembly Elections Order 1992'' repealed and replaced by the ''National Assembly Elections Act 2011''. The previous system of casting separate votes for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Lesotho General Election
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2002 Lesotho General Election
General elections were held in Lesotho on 25 May 2002. The result was a victory for the Lesotho Congress for Democracy, which took over 50% of the vote and 77 of the 120 seats in the National Assembly. It was the first election held in Lesotho under the mixed member proportional representation (MMP) system, with 80 seats elected in first-past-the-post constituencies, and 40 using a proportional representation-based compensatory system. 554,386 of the 831,515 registered voters cast valid votes. EISA Results References {{Lesotho elections Elections in Lesotho |
1998 Lesotho General Election
General elections were held in Lesotho on 24 May 1998, except in the Moyeni constituency, where voting was postponed until 1 August due to the death of one of the candidates. The result was a comprehensive victory for the new Lesotho Congress for Democracy, which claimed 79 of the 80 seats. The party was formed by a breakaway from the Basutoland Congress Party, which had won the 1993 elections. Of the 1,017,753 registered voters, there were 593,955 valid votes.Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p501 Due to the unrepresentative representation in seats, with the second placed party only having a single seat, widespread protests and rioting with arson, violence, and looting broke out, which led to the government sending a plea for military assistance to the Southern African Development Community. Led by South Africa, Operation Boleas, an "intervention to restore democracy and the rule of law" was launched, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 Lesotho General Election
General elections were due to be held in Lesotho оn 17–18 September 1985, the first since 1970, when the ruling Basotholand National Party carried out a coup d'état by declaring a state of emergency after annulling the election, which they had lost to the Basutoland Congress Party. However, the election was boycotted by all parties except for the BNP, which duly won all 60 seats by default. African Elections Database References Elections in Lesotho[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legislature
A legislature (, ) is a deliberative assembly with the legal authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country, nation or city on behalf of the people therein. They are often contrasted with the executive and judicial powers of government. Legislatures can exist at different levels of government–national, state/provincial/regional, local, even supranational (such as the European Parliament). Countries differ as to what extent they grant deliberative assemblies at the subnational law-making power, as opposed to purely administrative responsibilities. Laws enacted by legislatures are usually known as primary legislation. In addition, legislatures may observe and steer governing actions, with authority to amend the budget involved. The members of a legislature are called legislators. In a democracy, legislators are most commonly popularly elected, although indirect election and appointment by the executive are also used, particularly for bicameral legis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970 Lesotho General Election
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