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  Lesotho Prime Minister
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OfficePrime Minister
HonorificPrime Minister - Abbr: PM
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 0000 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open June 03, 2017 - 12:00am Central
Polls Close June 03, 2017 - 12:00pm Central
Term Start June 16, 2017 - 12:00pm
Term End May 19, 2020 - 04:55am
ContributorM@
Last ModifiedBojicat May 20, 2020 01:25pm
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Description The All Basotho Convention won three additional constituency seats, but the seats were declared vacant after those candidates died before the election.

Lesotho's Prime Minister Thomas Thabane was forced by his coalition partners on May 11, 2020 to leave office by May 22, 2020, spurred out by his alleged involvement in the murder of his ex-wife [Link]

Prime Minister Thabane formally handed in his resignation to King Letsie III on May 19, 2020 [Link]
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Congress Won02/28/2015
NamePakalitha Mosisili Votes65 (54.17%)
Term03/17/2015 - 06/16/2017 Margin19 (+15.83%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyAll Basotho Convention Won05/20/2020
NameMoeketsi Majoro Votes1 (100.00%)
Term05/20/2020 - 10/28/2022 Margin1 (+100.00%)
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Name PM Tom Thabane (I) PM Pakalitha Mosisili Deputy Prime Minister Mothetjoa Metsing Others Selibe Mochoboroane Deputy Speaker Lekhetho Rakuoane  
PartyAll Basotho Convention Democratic Congress Lesotho Congress for Democracy Independent Movement for Economic Change Popular Front for Democracy  
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Certified Votes 63 (52.50%) 30 (25.00%) 11 (9.17%) 7 (5.83%) 6 (5.00%) 3 (2.50%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -33 (-27.50%) -52 (-43.33%) -56 (-46.67%) -57 (-47.50%) -60 (-50.00%)  
Fusion Votes
ABC All Basotho Convention48
AD Alliance of Democrats9
BNP Basotho National5
RCL Reformed Congress of Lesotho1
 
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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DROPPED OUT - NO VOTES
Thesele Maseribane (BNP)
 00, 2017
Monyane Moleleki (AD)
 00, 2017
Keketso Rantšo (RCL)
 00, 2017

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