Lesotho: Parties registered for 2007 election

Updated March 2007

Parties that won seats in the National Assembly

Alliance, coalitions and parties are ordered by number of seats obtained in the previous (2007) National Assembly election.

Alliance/Coalition	Party	Leader	Founded
The LCD fielded constituency candidates while the NIP submitted party lists	Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD)	Bethuel Pakalitha Mosisili Dr Ntsu Mokhehle (d 1999)	7 July 1997
	National Independent Party (NIP)	Anthony C Manyeli	1985
The ABC fielded constituency candidates while the LWP submitted party lists	All Basotho Convention (ABC)	Thomas Thabane	29 October 2006
	Lesotho Workers Party (LWP)	Billy Macaefa	2001
	Basotho National Party (BNP) Formerly Basutoland National Party	Major General Justin Metsing Lekhanya Evaristus Sekhonyana (d 1998) Chief Leabua Jonathan (d 1987)	1957
Alliance of Congress Parties (ACP)	Basutoland African Congress (BAC)	Khauhelo Ralitapole Matlejane Molapo Qhobela	2002
	Lesotho People's Congress (LPC)	Kelebone Maope	12 October 2001
	Popular Front for Democracy (PFD) Previously: United Fatherland Front (UFF)	Lekheto Rakuoane	1984
	Basotho Congress Party (BCP) Formerly: Basutoland Congress Party and Basutoland African Congress	Sekoala Toloane Ntsukunyane Mphanya T'seliso Makhakhe (retired) Matlejane Molapo Qhobela Dr Ntsu Mokhehle (Quit to form LCD)	1952
	Marema-Tlou Freedom Party (MFP)	Vincent Moeketse Malebo Seth Makotoko	1961
	Basotho Democratic National Party (BDNP)	Thabang Nyeoe	30 November 2006
	Basotho Batho Democratic Party		2006

Parties that contested without winning seats

Parties arranged by date of founding and alphabetically.

Kopanang Basotho Party (KBP)	NP Mosala Limakatso Ntakatsane (d 2002)	1992
Lesotho Education Party (LEP) Sometimes: Lesotho Educational Party	Thabo Pitso	c1993
United Party (UP)	Makara Sekautu	c1993
New Lesotho Freedom Party (NLFP)	Manapo Majara P Khoabane	1999