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Events in the year 2022 in Lesotho .
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Events in the year 2022 in Lesotho .
Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Lesotho
7 October – 2022 Lesotho general election: Citizens in Lesotho elect the 120 members of the National Assembly. [1]
10 October – The Revolution for Prosperity party wins the election by a small margin and falling short of controlling the National Assembly. [2]
11 October – The Revolution for Prosperity party forms a majority coalition with the Alliance of Democrats and Movement for Economic Change, says RFP leader Sam Matekane. [3]
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Lesotho, formally the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. As an enclave of South Africa, with which it shares a 1,106 km (687 mi) border, it is the largest sovereign enclave in the world, and the only one outside of the Italian Peninsula. It is situated in the Maloti Mountains and contains the highest peak in Southern Africa. It has an area of over 30,000 km2 (11,600 sq mi) and has a population of about two million. Its capital and largest city is Maseru. The country is also known by the nickname The Mountain Kingdom.
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