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1. Lesotho Ruling Party Poised for Landslide Victory in Parliamentary Vote February 20, 2007 The ruling party in the southern African nation of Lesotho is poised to return to power after winning a landslide victory in Saturday's parliamentary elections. Election officials say results so far show the ruling party has won at least 53 seats while a new opposition party has won at least 18 seats. Correspondent Scott Bobb reports from our Southern Africa bureau in Johannesburg. Election officials in Lesotho say the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy of Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili is set to win a majority of the seats in the new parliament. But they add that a four-month old oppos... (read more)

2. Turnout High in Lesotho Parliamentary Elections February 17, 2007 Voters in the southern African nation of Lesotho are going to the polls Saturday to choose a parliament. Election officials have set up 2,500 polling stations to handle the long lines of voters who have turned out to choose between the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy and the opposition All Basotho Convention party. Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili called snap elections last November after former Communications Minister Tom Thabane bolted the LCD with 17 other lawmakers to create the upstart rival. An election observer, Denis Kadima of the Electoral Institute of Southern Africa, says th... (read more)

3. Lesotho to Choose New Parliament Saturday February 16, 2007 Voters in the southern African nation of Lesotho choose a parliament Saturday in elections that were called early after 18 parliament members split from the ruling party to form a new opposition party. Correspondent Scott Bobb reports from our Southern Africa bureau in Johannesburg. Lesotho's 900,000 registered voters are to choose a new parliament Saturday in an election that has been invigorated by the emergence of a new opposition party. Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili called snap elections in November after 18 members of his party, led by former Communications Minister Tom Thabane, defe... (read more)

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