Thomas Thabane had been expected to resign by May 22 when a new government is due to be installed after his coalition disbanded in parliament on Monday.
Lesotho’s embattled prime minister appeared far from quitting after the attorney general advised him that he could not be forced to resign despite a scandal over his former wife’s murder.
On Tuesday, Thabane told AFP he intended to hand in his resignation on 13 May, although he was still consulting. Thabane can only be removed from office by a vote of no confidence in parliament, the attorney general said.
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