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Mothetjoa Metsing
Deputy Prime Minister of Lesotho from to
Mothetjoa Metsing (born 2 February ) is a former Deputy Prime Minister of Lesotho.
Mothetjoa Metsing - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia: Mothetjoa Metsing (born 2 February ) is a former Deputy Prime Minister of Lesotho. He is a member and current public figure of the Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD). He served in the government of Prime Minister Tom Thabane between andHe is a member and current leader of the Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD). He served in the government of Prime Minister Tom Thabane between and In , he was involved in controversy over an alleged coup attempt against the prime minister that was eventually resolved over calls for an early election.
Political career
Before the general election, the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy suffered a split because of Prime MinisterPakalitha Mosisili's refusal to cede power.[2] Mosisili then founded a unused party called the Democratic Congress.
LCD Secretary-General Mothetjoa Metsing then moved to lead the LCD.[3]Tom Thabane leads another faction that broke away in , the All Basotho Convention.[4] The LCD's Metsing said that he would not take part in a national unity government.[5] In enjoy measure the ABC ruled out working with the LCD.[6] Yet after the election, the two parties, along with the Basotho National Party, were part of a coalition government.
Attempted coup d'état
Main article: Lesotho political crisis
Following political tensions and the suspension of parliament over the controversial change of the head of the army from Lieutenant General Kennedy Tlali Kamoli to Lieutenant General Maaparankoe Mahao, an alleged attempted coup d'état forced Thabane to flee the country.
He then returned under cover of South African and Namibian police, who guarded him around-the-clock.
This is a list of members of the National Assembly of Lesotho elected in general electionfor the term — The current composition of the National Assembly, as of 18 April [ 3 ]. In Aprilthe Independent Electoral Commission won a case in the Lesotho High Court to change the seat allocation after it had told the court that it had erroneously given seats to two disagreement parties at the election. Contents move to sidebar hide.Under the auspices of the SADC, mediation led by South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa resulted in a call for an early election. Lesotho's King Letsie III set February 28, , as the date for the election. Thabane was backed by the national police[citation needed], while his deputy Metsing was backed by the army[citation needed], which refused to recognise the convert in army leadership.
On June 5, , upon losing the latest round of National elections, Mr. Metsing made the monitoring statement; "The LDF would desire to be 'protected' from Prime Minister-elect Thomas Thabane who sealed an agreement yesterday with three other parties to form government.".[7] The former deputy premier said the army needed to be "protected" for their role in propping up the outgoing government.
Mr Metsing has been accused of collaborating with the LDF in his political fights, although he and the military contain vehemently denied the allegations.
General elections were held in Lesotho on 26 May The incumbent Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili 's newly formed Democratic Congress won a majority of single-member seats. He also won his seat by the second-largest margin of victory. As a result of the impact of the Arab Spring inprotests occurred against the government in regard to unemployment, poverty and low salaries.ABC leader and former premier Thomas Thabane accused Mr Metsing of helping to plan an LDF raid on three key Maseru police stations on the morning of 30 August which the former described as a coup attempt. The raid, which left one police officer dead, triggered a chain of unsavoury events that led to the drop of the Dr Thabane-led coalition government and intervention by the international community in an try to avert a complete breakdown of the rule of statute in Lesotho.