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The southern African mountain kingdom of Lesotho holds parliamentary elections on Friday, which analysts expect to deliver another coalition government, unlikely to tackle poverty and instability.

The ruling All Basotho Convention has been unable to pass important constitutional changes in parliament.

Political instability is one of the most intractable social problems of developing countries, including Lesotho.

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Lesotho will hold a parliamentary election on Friday, amid failures by its politicians to pass constitutional reforms meant to end years of political instability in the southern African mountain kingdom.

Lesotho celebrates 56 years of independence on Tuesday, but the celebrations are clouded by the anticipation of the Mountain Kingdom's elections on Friday.

In a week, the Kingdom of Lesotho will be heading to the National Assembly elections. Early voters consisting of the security sector, the foreign embassy and the media fraternity cast their ballots on Friday.

The Commonwealth Secretary-General has called for politicians and voters in Lesotho to commit to peace during the upcoming general election.

Reforms should have preceded voting but their passage now depends on the promises of parties running for power. 

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