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Lesotho: Coalition Govt of PM Thomas Thabane Collapses
Lesotho Times, 11 May 2020
The Thomas Thabane-led government collapsed on Monday. This after all three of the four parties in the governing coalition including Mr Thabane's All Basotho Convention (ABC)… Read more »
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Lesotho: Prime Minister Thomas Thabane to Quit
DW, 13 May 2020
The prime minister of the African country has been under pressure to quit over a case in which he and his wife are suspected to have conspired to murder his former wife. The… Read more »
End of the Road For Lesotho's Thabane As Coalition Govt Collapses
The government of Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has fallen apart in Parliament after his coalition partners withdrew their support, signaling a potential end to a lengthy political crisis that has gripped the country. Announcing the collapse of the government majority, National Assembly Speaker Sephiri Motanyane said the embattled prime minister would have to step down by May 22, and the formation of a new administration could take two weeks.
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Lesotho's coalition government has agreed with South African mediators and other stakeholders, on a guaranteed "dignified, graceful and secure retirement" for embattled Prime ... Read more »
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Lesotho's ruling party has turned down Prime Minister Thomas Thabane's demands for immunity from prosecution in connection with the 2017 murder of his estranged wife, Lipolelo ... Read more »
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The courts do not have the powers to order the removal of a prime minister, Constitutional Court Judge Sakoane Sakoane has said. Earlier, Prime Minister Thomas Thabane offered to ... Read more »
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Finance Minister Moeketsi Majoro, who was unanimously chosen by the All Basotho Convention legislators to succeed Prime Minister Thomas Thabane, says he is ready to take over when ... Read more »
