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The Democratic Congress is a political party in Lesotho that split from the Lesotho Congress for Democracy. It is led by Mathibeli Mokhothu.

History

Before the 2012 election, the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy split, with Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili leaving the party.[1] He then founded the Democratic Congress, initially incorporating the name of LCD founder Ntsu Mokhehle in the name of the party. 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.

Election Results

Election Votes Share Seats +/- Government
2012 218,366 39.58 Шаблон:Composition bar New Шаблон:No2
2015 218,573 38.37 Шаблон:Composition bar Шаблон:Decrease 1 Шаблон:Yes2
2017 150,172 25.82 Шаблон:Composition bar Шаблон:Decrease 17 Шаблон:No2
2022 128,105 24.87 Шаблон:Composition bar Шаблон:Decrease 1 Шаблон:No2

Splits

In December 2016, Monyane Moleleki, then deputy leader of the Democratic Congress, unveiled a new political party he had formed following his and some members of DC's national executive committee's attempts at ousting Mosisili from the DC.[4]

References

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External links

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