Democratic Congress | |
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| Leader | Mathibeli Mokhothu |
| Founder | Pakalitha Mosisili |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Split from | Lesotho Congress for Democracy |
| Ideology | Pan-Africanism Social democracy |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| Colors | Red, Green, Black |
| Slogan | Nete Ke Thebe, Sechaba ke Poho! |
| National Assembly | 29 / 120 |
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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.
Before the 2012 election, the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) 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 into the name of the new party. LCD Secretary-General Mothetjoa Metsing subsequently moved to lead the LCD. [2]
In its first election, the party won a plurality of seats, [3] but failed to secure a majority after the allotment of proportional seats. It attempted to form a coalition government but was unsuccessful.
| Election | Votes | Share | Seats | +/- | Government |
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| 2012 | 218,366 | 39.58 | 48 / 120 | New | Opposition |
| 2015 | 218,573 | 38.37 | 47 / 120 |  1 | Government |
| 2017 | 150,172 | 25.82 | 30 / 120 | 17 | Opposition |
| 2022 | 128,105 | 24.87 | 29 / 120 | 1 | Opposition |
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]
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