The Lesotho elections will be significant in that they will be the litmus test on whether the SADC region is indeed on a permanent path towards democratization of its political [...]]]> According to this sardc.net article, the upcoming elections and the subsequent results (well we hope that results ensue…) are being closely watched by SADC.

The Lesotho elections will be significant in that they will be the litmus test on whether the SADC region is indeed on a permanent path towards democratization of its political systems.

In other words, we hope Lesotho does not engage in full scale rioting like 1998 which would not be the best thing to ever happen to the SADC PR department. I suppose one could also see this as a sign that SADC is going to have a presence in the country ready to make sure that the elections do not lead to 1998 levels. And, of course, you can rest assured that the Katse Dam will be well defended…

In other election news, a Public Eye story has Mosisili questioning the ABC’s funding sources, here.

The LCD leader accused ABC of working in cahoots with foreign elements to destabilise the country. “Let me warn them that we have enough capacity to deal with any dissent.”

Mosisili went on to explain the Libyan Ambassador situation:

Mosisili said soon after ABC was formed, the Libyan ambassador to Lesotho Mohamed Algamudi became unruly and was getting out of hand. “We then decided to take him back home because we did not want to sour our relationships with our Libyan friends.”

Yeah I am sure that is exactly the way that the Libyan delegation feels about the whole situation. But the best part of the article is this:

Talking to Public Eye on condition of anonymity, a worried member hit at his leadership saying: “Mosisili must change his attitude and control his tongue if he has to lead this party.”

Good luck Lesotho, you may well need it.