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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 |
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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 | |
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Parliament building in Maseru | |
Website | |
nationalassembly.parliament.ls |
The National Assembly (Sotho: Lekhotleng la Sechaba) is the lower chamber of Lesotho's bicameral Parliament.[2]
Composition
editThe 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
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Matekane expands government". Metro News. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- ^ "National Assembly". Government of Lesotho. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.