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A recently founded party Revolution For Prosperity (RFP) led by a millionaire diamond magnate is looking set to win Lesotho’s parliamentary election, having secured enough for a simple majority on Sunday.

A woman looks on as locals queue to cast their ballots during the national elections at Hatimo Village, outside the capital Maseru, in Lesotho June 3, 2017. A woman looks on as locals queue to cast their ballots during the national elections at Hatimo Village, outside the capital Maseru, in Lesotho June 3, 2017.

A recently founded party Revolution For Prosperity led by a millionaire diamond magnate is looking set to win Lesotho’s parliamentary election, having secured enough for a simple majority on Sunday.This is according to preliminary results from the country’s election commission.The RFP formed by Sam Matekane in March had secured 41 seats, the minimum required to reach a simple majority.

It looks like the counting will be around the 50% mark later as 17 constituencies were added this morning, in total, 80 constituencies.

 

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