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National Assembly (Lesotho)

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National Assembly Lekhotleng la Sechaba
11th Parliament

Type
Type	Lower House of the Parliament of Lesotho
History
Founded	April 1965
Leadership
Speaker	Tlohang Sekhamane, RFP since 25 October 2022
Deputy Speaker	Tšepang Tšita-Mosena, MEC since 25 October 2022
Leader of the Opposition	Mathibeli Mokhothu, DC since 28 October 2022
Structure
Seats	120

Political groups	Government (76)^[1] RFP (57) BAP (6) AD (4) MEC (4) LCD (3) LPC (1) HOPE (1) Opposition (44) DC (26) ABC (8) SR (2) BNP (2) PFD (1) BCM (1) MPS (1) NIP (1) UFC (1) BPP (1)
Length of term	5 years
Elections
Voting system	Additional-member system
Last election	7 October 2022
Meeting place

Parliament building in Maseru
Website
nationalassembly.parliament.ls

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The National Assembly (Sotho: Lekhotleng la Sechaba) is the lower chamberofLesotho's bicameral Parliament.^[2]

Composition[edit]

The current National Assembly has a total of 120 members. 80 members are elected in single member constituencies using the simple majority (orFirst-past-the-post) system. The remaining 40 members are elected through proportional representation and national party-lists. Members serve five-year terms.

Tlohang Sekhamane is the current Speaker of the National Assembly.

Latest election[edit]

References[edit]

^ "Matekane expands government". Metro News. Retrieved 2023-11-13.

^ "National Assembly". Government of Lesotho. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.

External links[edit]

Official website

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