Fourteenth International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences

Abstract

The coalition government in Lesotho began in 2012 when elections resulted with no outright winner leading political parties to attempt to unite. Lesotho has been led by one party rule but amist disagreements in various parties and there were splits that saw new parties being formed. In the wake of parties’ splits it seemed that there will not be a majority winner in Lesotho. The 2012 election results brought about three political parties coming together to form coalition government. The marriage between these three parties did not last long as the government was voted out of parliament. In 2015 snap elections were held where the election still failed to bring an outright winner and a seven-party coalition government was formed. This government also failed to make it to the five year period as it was also voted out of parliament. In 2017 fresh elections were held which resulted with four political parties forming a new coalition government which is still in government today. The study seeks to find out if the coalition government is appropriate to have been adopted in Lesotho and the challenges faced by the country as a result of this type of government. The study also investigates whether proper research was undertaken to learn thoroughly how this type of government operates. Finally, the study considers impending challenges and what strategies can be put in place to address them.