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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Marafaele Mohloboli

Lesotho populist party wins most seats in election, falls short of majority

FILE PHOTO: Supporters of Lesotho's Revolution For Prosperity (RFP), a recently founded party led by Sam Matekane, react following Lesotho's parliamentary election in the capital Maseru, Lesotho, October 8, 2022. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

A Lesotho party led by a diamond magnate won the most seats in last week's election, but fell short of an overall majority, the election commission said on Monday, raising the prospect of more political gridlock.

The populist Revolution for Prosperity (RFP) party emerged as the single biggest party with 56 seats, but now needs to court other groups to control the southern African mountain kingdom's 120-member parliament.

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