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Lesotho: 2012 General Election Date Set
globalvoicesonline.org 1 week, 3 days agoLesotho will hold general elections on 26 May 2012. King Letsie III set the date for elections following successful political negotiations mediated by the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Blogging from Lesotho, Michael Jordan reports : Political violence in the enclave encircled by South Africa has flared up ahead of May 26 elections , an ominous sign in what one analyst calls the latest “stress test” for democracy in sub-Saharan Africa. Cracks have emerged here with high-profile assassination
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Lesotho Goes To The Polls In Tense, Open Election
msnbc.com 1 day, 3 hours agoVoters in the highland African kingdom of Lesotho go to the polls on Saturday in a wide-open election that analysts say could end up without a clear result, as happened in 1998 when South Africa had to send in troops to quell major civil unrest.












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