Elections in Lesotho
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Lesotho elects a legislature on national level. The Parliament has two chambers: the National Assembly with 120 members, elected for a five-year term, 80 in single-seat constituencies and 40 by proportional representation; and the Senate, with 33 nominated members. Lesotho is a one party dominant state with the Lesotho Congress for Democracy in power. Opposition parties are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power.
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[edit] Latest elections
Main article: Lesotho general election, 2007
| Parties | Seats | +/- |
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| Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) | 62 | –15 |
| National Independent Party (NIP) | 21 | +16 |
| All Basotho Convention (ABC) | 17 | +17 |
| Lesotho Workers' Party (LWP) | 10 | +9 |
| Alliance of Congress Parties (ACP) | 3 | –8[1] |
| Basotho National Party (BNP) | 3 | –18 |
| Basotho Democratic National Party (BDNP) | 1 | +1 |
| Basotho Batho Democratic Party (BBDP) | 1 | +1 |
| Popular Front for Democracy (PFD) | 1 | ±0 |
| Marematlou Freedom Party (MFP) | 1 | ±0 |
| Total | 120 |
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- ^ Compared to the combined number of seats of its three constituent parties, the Basutoland Congress Party, the Basutoland African Congress and the Lesotho Peoples' Congress.
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