Lesotho's senate passes constitutional amendment limiting prime minister's powers

29 April 2020
Prime Minister Thomas Thabane of Lesotho (photo credit: Control Arms/flickr)
Prime Minister Thomas Thabane of Lesotho (photo credit: Control Arms/flickr)
The Senate of the mountain kingdom of Lesotho amended the constitution on Tuesday, capping the prime minister's powers to dissolve parliament and call fresh elections, as pressure for his resignation mounts. [ . . . ] In March he suspended the parliament for three months shortly after the lower house National Assembly passed a bill barring him from calling fresh elections if he loses a looming no-confidence vote.
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