The Basotho Patriotic Party is a political party in

Lesotho Lesotho, formally the Kingdom of Lesotho and formerly known as Basutoland, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Entirely surrounded by South Africa, it is the largest of only three sovereign enclave and exclave, enclaves in the world, t ...

founded by Tefo Mapesela in May 2021 after leaving the

All Basotho Convention The All Basotho Convention (ABC; ) is a political party in Lesotho. The party was formed in October 2006 and founded by Tom Thabane, a former minister in the Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) led by the government of Prime Minister Pakalith ...

. Mapesela, who was the Member of Parliament for the Mokhotlong constituency, lost his seat at the

2022 general election The following elections were scheduled to occur in 2022. The National Democratic Institute also maintains a calendar of elections around the world. * 2022 United Nations Security Council election * 2022 national electoral calendar * 2022 loca ...

. In April 2023, the Independent Electoral Commission won its case in the High Court to reallocate seats that had been erroneously awarded to two opposition parties at the general election. The BPP was allocated one

proportional representation Proportional representation (PR) refers to any electoral system under which subgroups of an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body. The concept applies mainly to political divisions (Political party, political parties) amon ...

(PR) seat and Mapesela consequently took up that seat.

Election results

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