Democratic Congress

Democratic Congress

Leader	Pakalitha Mosisili
Founder	Pakalitha Mosisili
Slogan	'Nete Ke Thebe, Sechaba ke Poho!
Founded	2011
Split from	Lesotho Congress for Democracy
Colors	Red, Green, Black
National Assembly	47 / 120
Website
www.dc.org.ls
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The Democratic Congress is a political party in Lesotho that split from the Lesotho Congress for Democracy.

History

Before the 2012 election, the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy suffered a split because of Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili's refusal to cede power.^[1] He then founded the party in reference to the founder of the LCD Ntsu Mokhehle. The LCD Secretary-General Mothetjoa Metsing then moved to lead the LCD.^[2]

Electoral performance

In its first election the party won a plurality of seats,^[3] but failed to get a majority after the allotment of proportional seats. They attempted to form a coalition government but failed.

References

↑ "Leading News Resource of Pakistan". Daily Times. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
↑ "Lesotho: Jumping Before He's Pushed". allAfrica.com. 2012-02-21. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
↑ "IEC Live Results 2012". Iec.org.ls. Retrieved 2012-05-29.

External links

Political parties in Lesotho

Lesotho Congress for Democracy Democratic Congress National Independent Party All Basotho Convention Lesotho Workers' Party Alliance of Congress Parties Lesotho People's Congress Basutoland African Congress Basutoland Congress Party Basotho National Party Basotho Democratic National Party Basotho Batho Democratic Party Popular Front for Democracy Marematlou Freedom Party

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