National Assembly (Lesotho)
National Assembly Paramente ea Lesotho | |
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| 10th Parliament | |
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| Type | |
| Type | of the Parliament of Lesotho |
| History | |
| Founded | April 1965 |
| Leadership | |
Sephiri Motanyane since 12 June 2017 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 120 |
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Political groups | Government (66)
ABC: 51 seats
AD: 9 seats
BNP: 5 seats
RCL: 1 seat
Opposition (54) DC: 30 seats
LCD: 11 seats
MEC: 6 seats
Others: 7 seats |
Length of term | 5 years |
| Elections | |
| Mixed-member proportional representation | |
Last election | 3 June 2017 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Maseru, Lesotho | |
| Website | |
| www.parliament.ls[dead link] | |
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The National Assembly is the lower chamber of Lesotho's bicameral Parliament.[1]
Composition
The current National Assembly has a total of 120 members. 80 members are elected in single member constituencies using the simple majority (or First-past-the-post) system. The remaining 40 members are elected through proportional representation and national party-lists. Members serve five-year terms.
Sephiri Motanyane is the current Speaker of the National Assembly.
Latest election
Template:Lesotho general election, 2017
See also
- Senate of Lesotho - the upper chamber of Parliament
- History of Lesotho
- List of Speakers of the National Assembly of Lesotho
References
- ^ "National Assembly". Government of Lesotho. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.