Basotho Patriotic Party
LeaderTefo Mapesela
FoundedMay 2021
National Assembly
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The Basotho Patriotic Party is a political party in Lesotho founded by Tefo Mapesela in May 2021 after leaving the All Basotho Convention.[1] Mapesela, who was the Member of Parliament for the Mokhotlong constituency, lost his seat at the 2022 general election.[2] In April 2023, the Independent Electoral Commission won its case in the High Court to reallocate seats that had been erroneously awarded to two opposition parties at the general election. The BPP was allocated one proportional representation (PR) seat and Mapesela consequently took up that seat.[3]

Election results

Election Votes Share Seats +/- Government
2022 3,201 0.62
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 New Opposition

References

  1. ↑ Times, Lesotho (2021-05-11). "Mapesela forms own party". Lesotho Times. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  2. ↑ Times, Lesotho (2022-11-08). "Mapesela throws weight behind Matekane". Lesotho Times. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  3. ↑ "Four sworn in as MPs". 2023-04-19. Retrieved 2023-09-10.


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