At stake
in this election:
- Seats in the National Assembly: 80
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Description
of government structure:
- Lesotho's bicameral parliament consists of
the National Assembly and the Senate.
- Members of the National Assembly are
directly elected for no more than five-year terms.
- Members of the Senate are indirectly
elected; 22 are principal chiefs and 11 are appointed by the ruling party.
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Results of the electoral races:
- Party: Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD)
Leader: Pakalitha MOSISILI
Seats won in last election to the National Assembly: 0
Seats won in this election to the National Assembly: 78
- Party: Basotho National Party (BNP)
Leader: Evaristus SEKHONYANA
Seats won in last election to the National Assembly: 0
Seats won in this election to the National Assembly: 1
- Party: Basutoland Congress Party (BCP)
Leader: Molapo QHOBELA
Seats won in last election to the National Assembly: 65
Seats won in this election to the National Assembly: 0
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When was the last election? Number of seats in last election?
- Elections to the National Assembly last
held: March 27, 1993
- Seats decided in the last election to the
National Assembly: 65
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Population
and number of registered voters:
- Population: 2,007,814 (July 1997 est.)
- Number of registered voters: 837,610
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Of Interest:
- Prime Minster MOKHEHLE was elected in May
1993 as the leader of the Basutoland Congress Party (BCP). In June 1997 the BCP split and
MOKHEHLE formed the splinter Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD). With MOKHEHLE as its
leader, the LCD became the ruling party.
- The general election of March 1993
was marked the first free election held in 23 years.
- The voting age in Lesotho has been lowered
from 21 to 18 years since the March 1993 election.
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| SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (IFES) |
| For additional information:
IFES ElectionGuide Online |
