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No End to Lesotho's Instability?

A political and security crisis in Lesotho has eased since parties agreed to call early elections next February in a bid to secure a new government with a clear mandate. But one of the root causes of the crisis - the right of legislators to change parties and "cross the floor" in Parliament - remains a source of instability in a country where political power has been spread among a range of different parties. Tšoeu Petlane examines the problem.

  • Lesotho:  No End to Lesotho's Instability?

    allAfrica, 20 October 2014

    A political and security crisis in Lesotho has eased since parties agreed to call early elections next February in a bid to secure a new government with a clear mandate. But one of… Read more »

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