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The stay away began yesterday with the burning of two cars in the outskirts of the capital. Tyres were also burnt in roads to stop traffic to the city centre. The police said investigations suggested the burned cars were scrap vehicles intended to give the impression that people driving to work ran the risk of [...] A BBC correspondent in the capital, Maseru, say the city is deserted, with no public transport and almost all shops closed. Full story here. The election numbers were dramatically in favor of the ABC in Maseru (Lowland Urban in general) so this is so very possible. I hope that this goes well and peacefully. I [...] Opposition parties in Lesotho (namely the ABC and BNP) are calling for a sit-in to protest the proportional representation mess that Lesotho currently has. Full story here. “Our decision to stage the sit-in and call for a stay-away from work from Monday next week is in support of the leader of the National Independent Party, [...] Check out this post at Maseru Observer about how the proportional representation system was toyed with to give the LCD more seats than they had last time. Do you declare an election fair that gives 70% of the seats to a party that only won 54% of them legitimately? The article shows how the LCD [...] 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 [...] The elections are over, the LCD have won handily and now we protest. The BNP is not happy and neither is the ABC, though less so… Mosisili says cool. The LCD have won the election hands down. Though it should be noted that the ABC did well in the urban areas. Stories here and here. Results are coming in from the IEC. ABC: Butha-Buthe, Hlotse, Maputsoe, Likhetlane, Peka, Teya-Teyaneng, Berea, Mabote, Motimposo, Stadium Area, Maseru, Qoaling, Lithoteng, Lithabaneng, Abia, Maama, Mokhotlong LCD: Hololo, Motete, Qalo, Maliba-Matso, Mphosong, Thaba-Phatšoa, Mahobong, Pela-Tšoeu, Matlakeng, Mohobollo, Tsikoane, Kolonyama, Mosalemane, Nokong, Bela-Bela, Malimong, Khafung, Pulane, Thupa-Kubu, Thaba-Bosiu, Machache, Koro-Koro, Rothe, Matsieng, Maletsunyane, Thaba-Phechela, Kolo, Thaba-Tšoeu, [...] “The turnout has been good so far, very good,” Khotatso Ralitsie, Director of Elections at the Independent Electoral Commission, told Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) around lunchtime after having visited several polling stations in rural areas. Full story here. BBC story here. News24 story here. Some possible logistics problems? SABC story here. Rethabile Pholo, the public [...] South Africa is on alert and willing to provide Lesotho with support. Here. “This is… within the spirit of the general co-operation in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to enhance democracy in our region,” said Lekota after talks with Lesotho’s deputy prime minister Lesao Lehohla in Maseru on Thursday. In an article that is [...] |
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