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Lesotho's RFP party forms coalition government with other opposition after election win

FILE PHOTO: Sam Matekane, leader of Lesotho's Revolution For Prosperity (RFP) political party addresses his supporters as counting of votes continues, following the Lesotho's parliamentary election in the capital Maseru, Lesotho, October 8, 2022. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

Lesotho's newly formed party Revolution for Prosperity (RFP), which won the most seats in last week's election but fell short of an overall majority, has formed a coalition government with two other opposition parties, its leader said on Tuesday.

The kingdom of Lesotho in southern Africa has been marred by years of political instability under the outgoing All Basotho Convention (ABC) party, which had been in power since 2017.

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