Lesotho's 2022 Elections - New Leaders Have a Lot of Work - and Convincing - to Do TC_Africa: Lesotho
The Revolution for Prosperity party poached a few established politicians to run, but largely relies on theof founder Matekane for its appeal. One of 14 children in his family, he was born in a rural village in the mountains near the town of Mantsonyane.
He left school before completing secondary education and built a business empire. Starting in road construction and mining transport, the company diversified into real estate, aviation and more. Matekane himself kept a low profile for many years, but in the past few years has increased hisand as chair of a private sector group working to get more COVID-19 vaccinations to Lesotho.
Matekane will be challenged to work within a parliamentary system where he, as prime minister, will have plenty of power but not absolute control as he did in business. The art of compromise will be one he needs to master, and quickly. He has come to office saying the right things about ending corruption, making government more transparent, and reforming a political system prone to gridlock and quick shifts of government. If he manages to finally pass the national reforms that stalled in the last parliament, the weary electorate in Lesotho will likely reward his party handsomely.
If, however, his party falls into infighting, the electorate could continue to lose hope in democracy as aThe party's inability to win an outright majority means another coalition. Its partner Alliance of Democrats is led by long-time politician
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