The purpose of this dissertation was to address the problem expressed in the
following question: "Why have the opposition political parties in Lesotho
weakened since 1993?"
A qualitative approach was used. The researcher interviewed officials of twelve
representative parties out of the total of eighteen parties. The responses of the
interviewees are in appendix 5.
This work reveals the problems of the opposition parties in Lesotho. Among
others, the study addressed the following issues: the reform of the electoral
system, political party funding, dominance of the ruling party, prohibitive
legislation and party leadership. The potential strengths and weaknesses of the
opposition parties have been noted.
The MMP electoral model, introduced in 2001 and tested in 2002, created a more
inclusive party system, but it is not the sole solution for the weakness of the
opposition parties. Patronisation and lack of political party funding appear to be
major factors. / Political Sciences / M. A. (Politics)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/8768 |
| Date | 11 March 2013 |
| Creators | Saoana, Tennyson Teboho Tsokolo |
| Contributors | Kotze, D. J. (David Jacobus), Napier, C. J. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (iii, 240 leaves) |
| Rights | University of South Africa |
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