Basotho Congress Party

The Basotho Congress Party is a pan-africanist and left-wing political party in Lesotho, led by Molapo Qholeba.

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Pan-africanist - Left-wing - Political party - Lesotho - Molapo Qholeba

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The Basutoland Congress Party was founded in 1952 by Ntsu Mokhehle. The party was renamed the Basotho Congress Party after independence in 1966.

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1952 - Ntsu Mokhehle - 1966

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The party won a landslide victory at the 1993 legislative elections, and its leader Ntsu Mokhehle became prime minister. Mokhehle left the party in 1997 with his faction to form he Lesotho Congress for Democracy.

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Prime minister - Lesotho Congress for Democracy

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At the last elections for the National Assembly, 25 May 2002, the party won 2.6% of the vote and 3 out of 120 seats.

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Elections - National Assembly - 25 May - 2002

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