Democratic Congress
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The Democratic Congress is a political party in Lesotho that split from the Lesotho Congress for Democracy. It is led by Mathibeli Mokhothu.
History
Before the 2012 election, the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy split, with Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili leaving the party.[1] He then founded the Democratic Congress, initially incorporating the name of LCD founder Ntsu Mokhehle in the name of the party. The LCD Secretary-General Mothetjoa Metsing then moved to lead the LCD.[2]
Electoral performance
In its first election the party won a plurality of seats,[3] but failed to get a majority after the allotment of proportional seats. They attempted to form a coalition government but failed.
Election Results
Election | Votes | Share | Seats | +/- | Government |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | 218,366 | 39.58 | 48 / 120 | New | Opposition |
2015 | 218,573 | 38.37 | 47 / 120 | 1 | Government |
2017 | 150,172 | 25.82 | 30 / 120 | 17 | Opposition |
2022 | 128,105 | 24.87 | 29 / 120 | 1 | Opposition |
Splits
In December 2016, Monyane Moleleki, then deputy leader of the Democratic Congress, unveiled a new political party he had formed following his and some members of DC's national executive committee's attempts at ousting Mosisili from the DC.[4]
References
- ^ "Leading News Resource of Pakistan". Daily Times. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ "Lesotho: Jumping Before He's Pushed". allAfrica.com. 21 February 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ "IEC Live Results 2012". Iec.org.ls. Archived from the original on 1 June 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ "Moleleki unveils new party". 16 December 2016.
External links
- Official website
- Democratic Congress on Facebook
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