Parliament of Lesotho Palamente ea Lesotho

Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate National Assembly
Seats	153 Senate (33) National Assembly (120)
Elections
Senate voting system	Hereditary principal chiefs and nominations made by the King
National Assembly voting system	Mixed single vote with seat linkage system for mixed-member proportional representation: 80 single-member constituencies, 40 leveling seats
Meeting place

Parliament building in Maseru
Website
parliament.ls

Politics of Lesotho


Constitution Human rights LGBT rights
Monarchy King Letsie III
Government Prime Minister Sam Matekane Cabinet
Parliament Senate President National Assembly Speaker
Judiciary Lesotho Court of Appeal
Administrative divisions Districts Constituencies Community councils
Elections Recent elections General: 2015 2017 2022 Political parties
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Relations Minister: Mpotjoane Lejone Diplomatic missions of / in Lesotho Passport Visa requirements Visa policy
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The Parliament of Lesotho (Sotho: Palamente ea Lesotho) is the national legislature of Lesotho and consists of two chambers: the Senate (upper chamber) and the National Assembly (lower chamber).

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