Popular Front for Democracy
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Popular Front for Democracy Khoeetsa ea Sechaba | |
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Leader | Lekhetho Rakuoane[1][better source needed] |
Founded | 1990 |
Registered | 11 July 1991 |
Ideology | Social democracy[2] Democratic socialism Historical: Communism[3] Marxism-Leninism[4] |
Political position | Centre-left to left-wing Historical: Left-wing to far-left |
National Assembly | 1 / 120 |
The Popular Front for Democracy (Sotho: Khoeetsa ea Sechaba) is a political party in Lesotho. At the elections for the National Assembly, 25 May 2002, the party won 1.1% of popular votes and 1 out of 120 seats. In the 17 February 2007 parliamentary election, the party kept 1 seat. In 2012 elections it increases numbers of seats in the parliament, it got 3 seats. While in 2015 elections it got 2 seats, after 2017 elections it rise to 3 seats, although this was reduced to 1 in the 2022 elections.
Electoral Performance
[edit]Election | Proportional | Costituency | Seats | +/- | Government | ||
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Votes | Share | Votes | Share | ||||
1993 | 947 | 0.18 | — | 0 / 65
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New | Extra-parliamentary | |
1998 | 3,077 | 0.52 | — | 0 / 89
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Extra-parliamentary | |
2002 | 6,330 | 1.14 | 7,180 | 1.34 | 1 / 120
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Opposition |
2007 | 15,477 | 3.49 | 162 | 0.04 | 1 / 120
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Opposition |
2012 | 11,166 | 2.02 | — | 3 / 120
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Coalition | |
2015 | 9,829 | 1.73 | — | 2 / 120
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Opposition | |
2017 | 13,200 | 2.27 | — | 3 / 120
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Opposition | |
2022 | 4,636 | 0.90 | — | 1 / 120
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Opposition |
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.facebook.com/TheReporterLS/videos/focusonelections22-interview-with-pfd-leader-adv-lekhetho-rakuoane/425747762636106/ [bare URL]
- ^ Matlosa, K. T. (2005). Political parties and democratisation in Lesotho. Caleb Nchafatso Sello, Electoral Institute of South Africa. Johannesburg: EISA. ISBN 1-920095-28-4. OCLC 64586659.
- ^ "The struggle continues! - the Post". 16 February 2018.
- ^ https://africaelects.com/lesotho/ Lesotho - Africa Elects