Revolution for Prosperity () is a

social liberal Social liberalism is a political philosophy and variety of liberalism that endorses social justice, social services, a mixed economy, and the expansion of civil and political rights, as opposed to classical liberalism which favors limited g ...

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 ...

led by millionaire businessman

Sam Matekane Ntsokoane Samuel Matekane (born 15 March 1958) is a Mosotho businessman and politician who is the current Prime Minister of Lesotho. Prior to running, he was considered to be the richest person in the country. Matekane made his fortune in diam ...

History

The party was launched by

on 22 March 2022. According to the preliminary results of the

2022 Lesotho general election General elections were held in Lesotho on 7 October 2022 to elect all 120 members of the National Assembly, the lower house of Parliament. Background The previous general elections in 2017 were called after prime minister Pakalitha Mosisili ...

, the party received a

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of seats in the country's parliament. Previously, it had been suggested that the party could achieve great success in the elections. After the election results were announced, RFP leader Matekane announced that he would form a coalition with the Alliance of Democrats and the Movement for Economic Change. The coalition will have 65 seats in the 120-seat

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Election results

References

Political parties established in 2022 Political parties in Lesotho 2022 establishments in Africa {{Lesotho-party-stub