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Lesotho's New Coalition Govt Takes Power

As Pakalitha Mosisili is inaugurated as Prime Minister again, he faces multiple threats threats to a stable, clean and secure administration.

Lesotho: PM Mosisili Steps Onto Lesotho's Merry-Go-Round

allAfrica, 16 March 2015

Long-serving Basotho Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili returns to power on Tuesday, faced with an array of challenges including holding together a coalition government, handling… Read more »
Lesotho: Democracy Reigns - but Which Democracy, Exactly?

ISS, 23 March 2015

On 28 February, citizens of Lesotho voted in parliamentary and presidential elections. These were snap elections, called two years ahead of time, and were designed to drag the… Read more »

Lesotho's Prime Minister, Pakalitha Mosisili, left, with South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, in Maseru in September 2014.

Lesotho: Commonwealth Special Envoy to Lesotho - Departure Statement

Commonwealth, 12 March 2015

The Commonwealth Secretary-General's Special Envoy to Lesotho, Dr Rajen Prasad, visited the Kingdom of Lesotho from 3-11 March 2015 after the 28 February General Elections. Read more »
Lesotho: President Zuma to Attend Inauguration of Lesotho Prime Minister

SAnews.gov.za, 16 March 2015

President Jacob Zuma is expected to attend the inauguration of the Prime Minister-elect Pakalitha Mosisili in Lesotho tomorrow. Read more »
Lesotho: SA Congratulates Lesotho's New Prime Minister

SAnews.gov.za, 8 March 2015

President Jacob Zuma has congratulated Pakalitha Mosisili on his election as Prime Minister of Lesotho following the February 28 National Assembly Elections. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Lesotho Polls - Deployed Cops Return

The Herald, 12 March 2015

The 30 police officers who were recently deployed under the sadc observer mission to provide security and maintain peace during general elections in Lesotho on February 28 have… Read more »

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Lesotho Reopens Parliament After Poll

King Letsie III has reopened Parliament, starting the process to install the new government. Read more »
- Lesotho: New Parliament to Sit for First Time
It's Coalition Time Again in Lesotho

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Former Lesotho prime minister Pakalitha Mosisili has announced a coalition government which would replace that headed by Prime Minister Tom Thabane, but a local expert notes that ... Read more »
- Lesotho: Parties in Coalition Talks After Polls
- Lesotho: Lesotho Votes - Back to Square One
Power Hangs in the Balance After Lesotho Polls

With the votes from Saturday's election now counted, the country's electoral commission reports that Thabane's All Basotho Convention has won 40 of 80 directly-elected seats, ... Read more »
- Lesotho: Power Hangs in the Balance After Lesotho Polls
- Lesotho: PM Thabane Ahead in Early Election Results