National Assembly (Lesotho)
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National Assembly Lekhotleng la Sechaba | |
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| 11th Parliament | |
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| Type | |
| Type | of the Parliament of Lesotho |
| History | |
| Founded | April 1965 |
| Leadership | |
Leader of the Opposition | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 120 |
| File:Lesotho National Assembly Comp April 2023.svg | |
Political groups | Government (76)[1]
Opposition (44) |
Length of term | 5 years |
| Elections | |
| Mixed single vote with seat linkage compensation mixed electoral system (Mixed-member proportional representation) | |
Last election | 7 October 2022 |
| Meeting place | |
| File:Chinese Lesotho project Lesotho Parliament II.jpg | |
| Parliament building in Maseru | |
| Website | |
| nationalassembly.parliament.ls | |
| File:Coat of arms of Lesotho.svg |
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The National Assembly (Sotho: Lekhotleng la Sechaba) is the lower chamber of Lesotho's bicameral Parliament.[2]
Composition
[edit | edit source]The current National Assembly has a total of 120 members. 80 members are elected in single member constituencies using the first-preference plurality (first-past-the-post) system. The remaining 40 members are elected through proportional representation and national party-lists. Members serve five-year terms.
Tlohang Sekhamane is the current Speaker of the National Assembly.
Latest election
[edit | edit source]See also
[edit | edit source]- Senate of Lesotho - the upper chamber of Parliament
- History of Lesotho
- List of speakers of the National Assembly of Lesotho
References
[edit | edit source]External links
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