Here is the Public Eye story about the elections, it manages to be both informative and speculative ala Public Eye goodness.
The LCD tops the list with 61 constituency seats, followed by the National Independence Party (NIP) with 21 proportional seats and then the ABC with 17 constituencies. The Lesotho Workers Party (LWP) holds forth position with 10 proportional seats, followed on fifth position by Basotho National Party (BNP), which has dropped from position two. Appearing on position six is All Congress Parties (ACP) with two seats, one from first past the post and another from proportional representation.
They also speak to the fairness of the elections. Good job Lesotho. Second story on the free and fair elections, here.
Mbeki says “cool beans” to Mosisili, here.
In other news the LHWP (Lesotho Highlands Water Project) is slated to go ahead with a feasibility study for the next stage.
“The water demand from South Africa is what will determine whether or not there is a need for a second phase.”
I think that the study will probably rule against Lesotho. Oh wait that was not the correct way to phrase that…
