Lesotho veterans lead race to be prime minister
The country’s political landscape has been dominated for years by party splits and fragile coalitions
Maseru — Two veteran former prime ministers lead the field in Lesotho’s election on Saturday, in a vote likely to result in another coalition government for the landlocked mountain kingdom. The country’s political landscape has been dominated for years by party splits and fragile coalitions. Mosisili, the 72-year-old leader of the Democratic Congress (DC) party, is running to serve as prime minister for the third time, having stepped down after losing a no-confidence vote in March. He was first premier from 1998 to 2012, and returned to power in 2015 after a snap election. Despite his long years in office, critics accuse him of doing little to improve standards of living for the majority of people in the country who languish in poverty, and he is often seen as aloof. His removal in March came after he failed to hold together his seven-party coalition as in-fighting overshadowed government business. After returning to office in 2015, Mosisili styled himself an anti-corruption crusade...
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