Lesotho Political Parties play a vital role in forming the entire infrastructure of Government and Politics of Lesotho. The head of the ruling political party of the country is appointed as the Prime Minister of the country.
The political parties of Lesotho participate actively in the governance of the country. One of the major political parties of the country is Lesotho Congress for Democracy which is currently in power in the country. Lesotho follows parliamentary constitutional monarchy. Pakalitha Mosisili, the Prime Minister of Lesotho, belongs to Lesotho Congress for Democracy.
Basotho National Party is another chief political party in Lesotho. This party was founded in the year 1959 by Leabua Jonathan and the former name of the party was Basutoland National Party. Basutoland Congress Party is Lesotho’s pan-Africanist party which was founded in the year 1952. Another vital political party of the country is Marematlou Freedom Party that was formed in the year 1965.
Lesotho Congress for Democracy was the party to gain 54 percent of the vote in the parliamentary election held in the year 2002 on 25th. May. The foremost opposition parties in Lesotho are Basutoland Congress Party, Basotho National Party, Marematlou Freedom Party, Sefate Democratic Union and the National Progressive Party.
Some of the other political parties of Lesotho are:
- All Basotho Convention: Thomas Thabane is the head of this party in Lesotho
- Basotho Democratic National Party
- Basotho Batho Democratic Party
- Communist Party of Lesotho
- Lesotho People’s Congress
- Social Democratic Party: Masitise Seleso heads this political party in Lesotho
- Popular Front for Democracy: The leader of this political party in Lesotho is Lekhetho Rakuoane
- Lesotho Workers Party: This party is headed by Macaefa Billy
- Kopanang Basotho Party: The leader of this Lesotho political party is Pheelo Mosala
- Lesotho Education Party: The head of this party is Thabo Pitso
- National Independent Party: Anthony Manyeli heads this party in Lesotho
- New Lesotho Freedom Party: Manapo Majara is the head of the party, who takes care of all the activities of the party
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