Reformed Congress of Lesotho | |
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| Leader | Mahabane Lemphane-Letsie |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Ideology | Social liberalism [1] |
| Political position | Centre |
| National Assembly | 0 / 120 |
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The Reformed Congress of Lesotho (RCL) is a political party in Lesotho.
Reformed Congress of Lesotho | |
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| Leader | Mahabane Lemphane-Letsie |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Ideology | Social liberalism [1] |
| Political position | Centre |
| National Assembly | 0 / 120 |
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The Reformed Congress of Lesotho (RCL) is a political party in Lesotho.
The party was formed in December 2014 as a breakaway from the Lesotho Congress for Democracy including Labour and Employment Minister Keketso Rantšo, Public Service Minister Motloheloa Phooko and former MPs Mamulula Ntabe and Motšelisi Tuoane. [2] Rantšo was subsequently elected party leader in December. [2]
In the February 2015 general elections the party received 1.2% of the vote, winning two of the proportional seats. [3] In the early elections in 2017 its vote share was reduced to 0.7% and it retained only one of the two seats.
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Status |
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| 2015 | 6,731 | 1.18 | 2 / 120 | — | Opposition |
| 2017 | 4,037 | 0.69 | 1 / 120 |  1 | Coalition government |
| 2022 | 1,805 | 0.35 | 0 / 120 | 1 | Extraparliamentary |
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