National Progressive Party (Lesotho)

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The National Progressive Party was a political party in Lesotho led by Peete Nkoebe Peete. [1]

History

The party was established in 1995 when Peete Nkoebe Peete, the deputy leader of the Basotho National Party (BNP), left the BNP following a dispute over the party's boycott of by-elections. [2] [3] [1] [4] In the 1998 general elections it received 0.5% of the vote, failing to win a seat. [5] In the 2002 general elections the party increased its vote share to 0.7% and won one seat. [6]

The party did not contest the 2007 general elections.

References

  1. 1 2 "Lesotho: Other parties". EISA. Archived from the original on 2016-04-05. Retrieved 2025-07-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ↑ "Investigating Intra-party Democracy in Lesotho: Focus on Basutoland Congress Party and Basotho National Party" (PDF). EISA.
  3. ↑ Khabele Matlosa & Caleb Sello (2005). Political parties and democratisation in Lesotho (PDF). p. 28. Archived from the original on 2016-04-05. Retrieved 2025-07-20.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ Nthakeng Selinyane. "Civil Society, Electoral Politics and the Retrieval of Democracy in Lesotho" (PDF).
  5. ↑ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999). Elections in Africa: A data handbook. pp. 500–502. ISBN   0-19-829645-2.
  6. ↑ "Lesotho: National Assembly Election results 2002". EISA. Archived from the original on 2016-04-05. Retrieved 2025-07-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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