Formation of a Government in Lesotho in the Case of a Hung Parliament

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The trend of a dominant party system was only broken by the introduction of the mixed system in the 2002 general election.5 See s 87(2) of the Constitution of Lesotho (1993).6 See the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution Act No 4 of 2001.7 The 2002 election is said to be remedial because it was following the disputed 1998 election.See Matlosa K "Conflict and conflict management: Lesotho's political crisis after the 1998 election" (1999) 5(1) Lesotho Social Science Review 163.8 LCD got 79 constituency seats out of a 120 member House.9 See the "Coalition Agreement between ABC, LCD and BNP" (2012).10 Countries that use the Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) electoral system invariably find themselves stuck with coalition politics.See Boston J "Government formation in New Zealand under MMP: theory and practice" (2011) 63 (1) Political Science 79. 11 Jennings I Cabinet Government (Cambridge: University Press 1969) 13. 12 For clarity on the virtues of the doctrine of representation see the decision of the Constitutional Court of South Africa in Matatiele Municipality and Others v The President of the Republic of South Africa and Others 2006 (5) BCLR 622(CC).13 To that extent, the Constitution of Lesotho can be said to be compliant with the continental and regional standards on democracy.See the African Charter on Democracy Elections and Governance adopted by the African Union on 30 January 2007.14 Jennings (1969) 17. 15 See Phillips OH & P Jackson.Constitutional and administrative law 7 th Ed (London: Sweet and Maxwell 1987).

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