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JOHANNESBURG — The kingdom of Lesotho, surrounded by South Africa, has elected the Revolution for Prosperity (RFP) party into power, early results show, amid longstanding political instability. The recently formed party was celebrating Monday as it won a comfortable majority in the...

Vote counting has begun in southern Africa’s tiny mountain kingdom of Lesotho following a day when thousands of citizens in urban and rural areas voted to elect the country’s 120 legislators

All Basotho Convention party, which led the outgoing government, lost a lot of support and only won eight of the countrys 120 seats.

Revolution for Prosperity, set up only six months ago by Lesotho businessman Sam Matekane, 64, won 56 out of 120 seats in parliament.

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The Revolution For Prosperity was leading in 31 out of the 32 constituencies where counting of votes has concluded

With results pointing to a victory for the seven-month-old Revolution for Prosperity in Lesotho, the 7 October general elections were largely free and fair, according to the European Union election observer team.

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A millionaire political novice won the most votes in legislative elections in Lesotho but fell short of securing a parliamentary majority that could have ended long-running political gridlock, officials said on Monday.

The All Basotho Convention party, which led the outgoing government, won only eight of 120 seats in parliament.