| National Assembly Lekhotleng la Sechaba | |
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| 11th Parliament | |
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| Type | |
| Type | Lower House of the Parliament of Lesotho |
| History | |
| Founded | April 1965 |
| Leadership | |
| Speaker | Tlohang Sekhamane, RFP since 25 October 2022 |
| Deputy Speaker | Tšepang Tšita-Mosena, MEC since 25 October 2022 |
| Leader of the Opposition | Mathibeli Mokhothu, DC since 28 October 2022 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 120 |
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| Political groups | Government (76)
Opposition (44) |
| Length of term | 5 years |
| Elections | |
| Voting system | Mixed single vote with seat linkage compensation mixed electoral system (Mixed-member proportional representation) |
| Last election | 7 October 2022 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Parliament building in Maseru | |
| Website | |
| nationalassembly.parliament.ls | |
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The National Assembly (Sotho: Lekhotleng la Sechaba) is the lower chamber of Lesotho's bicameral Parliament.
Composition
The current National Assembly has a total of 120 members. 80 members are elected in single member constituencies using the first-preference plurality (first-past-the-post) system. The remaining 40 members are elected through proportional representation and national party-lists. Members serve five-year terms.
Tlohang Sekhamane is the current Speaker of the National Assembly.
Latest election
Main article: 2022 Lesotho general electionSee also
- Senate of Lesotho - the upper chamber of Parliament
- History of Lesotho
- List of speakers of the National Assembly of Lesotho
References
- "Matekane expands government". Metro News. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- "National Assembly". Government of Lesotho. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.