Lesotho Faces Constitutional Crisis as Electoral Commission Ceases to Exist

Lesotho is currently without a legally constituted Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), a situation that has triggered a formal constitutional petition warning of a deepening breach of the Constitution and a looming threat to electoral democracy. In a petition dated 12 January 2026 and submitted to the Council of State, the Basotho National Party (BNP), through its leader and Member of Parliament Machesetsa Gabriel Mofomobe, argues that the complete absence of IEC commissioners since November 2025 is unlawful, indefensible, and constitutionally…Continue reading with a subscriptionSubscribe for full access to every story.Subscribe - M85/monthAlready a subscriber? Sign in Advertisement ...