Results announcement suspended
MASERU – The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) says it has suspended announcing further results because it is facing serious logistical problems.
The results in the 16 remaining constituencies will be announced on Tuesday at around 10 am, according to the IEC.
The commission said it could not continue announcing the results because its helicopters have failed to land in some remote areas due to bad weather conditions.
The helicopters were supposed to bring results from Hloahloeng, Lebakeng, Ketane, ‘Maletsunyane and Thaba-moea.
The announcement was however greeted with anger by mobs gathered at the Manthabiseng Convention Centre where the results are being announced.
Some people said they will not go home until the IEC has announced all the results.
The opposition All Basotho Convention (ABC)’s lead has been whittled down to just one seat with results in 16 constituencies still outstanding.
The ABC picked two more seats in the last batch of seven results announced this morning bringing its total so far to 26.
Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili’s Democratic Congress has picked up five more seats to bring its total to 25.
The former ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) is a distant third with 12 seats.
The smaller opposition Popular Front for Democracy (PFD) party is in fourth place with a single seat.
DC leader Mosisili won the Tsoelike constituency in Qacha’s Nek with 5 213 votes against the LCD’s Morolo Phooko who got 328 votes.
LCD leader Mothetjoa Metsing won the Mahobong constituency with 5 020 votes.
The DC’s Tau Khomoatsana got 2 072 votes while the ABC’s Matsoso Sebatli got 1 185 votes.
In Kolonyame constituency, the DC secretary general Ralechete ‘Mokose lost to the LCD’s Maloi Lebesa. ‘Mokose could only garner 1 845 votes against Lebesa’s 2 336 votes.
The ABC came a distant third with 1 466 votes.
Top lawyer Haae Phoofolo won the Maseru Central constituency seat with 1 983 votes with the LCD’s ‘Mamoruti Malie winning 1 125 votes.
The DC’s Ramahooana Matlosa could only get 948 votes while the BNP’s Hosana Sako got 259 votes.
ABC leader Thomas Thabane won the Ha Abia constituency with a massive 4 472 votes against the LCD’s Mafako Moletse who got 1 089 votes.
The DC’s Molebatse Mahata received 973 votes.
In Hlotse, deputy Home Affairs Minister Lineo Molise lost to the LCD’s Mathabelo Mosothoane.
Mosothoane got 4 506 votes against Molise’s 2 265 votes.
Monyane Moleleki won the Machache constituency with 4 908 votes, while the ABC’s Makotoko Moliboba won 1 772 votes. The LCD’s Masakhale Veronica got 524 votes.
Comment by livoski on 28 May 2012:
ba qalile!
Comment by Lefefooane on 28 May 2012:
if the problem is indeed ‘bad weather’, then how certain is the IEC the the weather will have improved tomorrow morning? Why can’t they say they have postponed the ‘thing’ until the weather conditions improve. The latter would give the IEC to even convene tomorrow or anytime thereafter and continue results announciation. What I think is that they are delaying the announciation of the PR candidates hence delaying the first sitting of the 9th parliament. Lona ba maluting re joetseng, lehloa le nele kae kae maluting? Ke kae moo lehloa le neleng?
Comment by Tel Aviv on 28 May 2012:
Balisana ba DC ke eng eka ba tla re jesa tjee…..
Comment by Tamasini on 28 May 2012:
DC will emerge the wina 2moro.Kapo ba batla hofa toala mabatooa aka maluting .
Comment by its time on 28 May 2012:
IEC ke ne ke le motsotsong oa hore well done!empa joale ke sa ikhula, kea lumela hore se keke sa thunthetsoa nakong ena eo weather e seng ntle. Its time everything shud be clear!
Comment by popa on 28 May 2012:
ache kannete hona ke mofu mofunyetsa pere ..lehloa kapoa eona weather e mpe e bile kae hantl?????mount mooorosi le teng weather e ntse le mpe le eona????????le khale kannete
Comment by tsimo kholo on 28 May 2012:
Malikotoana o hana ho tjoatla Mccd o ntse a re le seke la fela lipelo lisa phehoa litla butsoa hosane ka 10h00
Comment by Puleng lekalake on 28 May 2012:
oho IEC!!,reabe retla inahanela na ho etsahalang jwale hase le hana ka sephetho tjena.
Comment by Dog of the forest on 28 May 2012:
IEC has just announced results from the highlands which had all been taken by ‘Malikotoana. 70 constituencies have been announced already.
DC 31
ABC 26
LCD 12
PFD 1
Hohle lefats’ng matsoho ho lutla a sebetsang. IEC ho sebetsa batho ba nama le mali joaloka rona, esita le rona re ntse re ba le mathatanyana mesebetsing ea rona. Bohle rea tseba naha ea Lesotho e na le matsaranka a lithaba, ‘me re keke ra lebella hore maloting a Lesotho ho ka fihloa habonolo joaloka mabalane. Ke melata feela eka nahanang joalo hobane ba sa tsebe Lesotho, empa eseng basotho ba tsebang hantle sebopeho sa naha ea bona. We are not perfect as humans! Lets be patient. We don’t want any disturbance in this country after every elections!!!
Comment by Dog of the forest on 28 May 2012:
Lets get shock absorbers guys. We all know ‘Malikotoana had been dominating all the constituencies in the highlands, therefore its obvious ‘Malikotoana is the winner. Lets accept. ABC & LCD have no chance to take the highlands constituencies. This is the trend and it will take ages to change.
We are now left with constituencies from Mohales Hoek, Quthing, Qacha, Thaba-Tseka and Mokhotlong. So, what would you expect? ABC-LCD to win? Forget it. You know the reactions of our grandmothers and grandfathers in those remaining constituencies. We have to respect their decisions. They are our elders!!!
Comment by Oubaas on 28 May 2012:
Re hlahiseng leseling batho ba batle. Mabatooa a baloang a sekametse ‘Malikotoana a akaretse le a 19 moo ho neng ho tooe ba se ke ba iketa? Taba eo eona e ile ea fella kae?
Comment by Tel Aviv on 28 May 2012:
Dont miss the point here…getting 41 seats from 80 does not necessarily translate to the majority in Parliament since its impossible to garner the 20 seats out of 40 from PR allocations to make it 61 for DC to form a goverment…
There is a lot of uncertainty going forward here joale o tla li bona li-cheque book politics….Mahaletere o tsoere mokotla boss!!!
I’m sorry but say this but people from rural know nothing about the way forward 4 the country….ba tlo ruisa bo Kenny Kunene.
Comment by E Mosehla on 28 May 2012:
Thamathu mona lehloa ha le eo ha ke tsebe Mt. Moorosi le Maseru haeba le teng, kere le moea ha o eo mona Qacha.
Comment by Me on 28 May 2012:
He! koata tse tsa ka thabeng! Che potoana! Win!!!!
Comment by hojoalo on 28 May 2012:
Oubaas!ha motho akare o seke oa bala oa o punisha o saletsoe ke 10 days o ngola exam, o ntjoetsa hore o tla faila?ya! haole motho easa tsebeng ho manaja ur time.tabeng ea bad weather IEC hae bue nete,e tsosuoe fela ke hore mabatooa a setseng a ka maloting esele a DC joale haba utloe hantle hoba ke ma lcd&abc,nete eona ree bueng,haho motho a ka thibang batho ba maloting ka pele haho buuoa Mccd,it will take all your time guys to change it,what you can pray for ke hore a behe meja fat’se lipolotiking.joalo kaha lona mabalane le rata Tom,le bile le phoqa Metsing lere a ikete hale qeta le sa mokhethe hobane le tseba hantle hore haa na quality and qualifications tsa boeta pele.
Comment by Molapo on 28 May 2012:
Ntho e ntshwenyana engoe feela qha! Lona batho ba mabalane le nka rona batho ba thabeng re le so so blind and stupid whc is nt true…. Le hloleha ho kenella ka hara matsaranka le makoluopo a naha le fella likampong mon. Ebe ha morao le bolela ka moo le qetileng le sechaba ka teng.
Joale re kholwe jwang hore ha reka le khetha barutehi le tla re sebeletsa ntle le ho re kgetholla le ho re hopotsa hore re linku tsa thaba….. Elang hloko Basotho ba rutehile ‘me ba tseba le ho feta ba bang ba phetlileng empa re lekanya hore re rutehile.
Its my plea, lets treat and regard each other equally because those uneducated people are the one that can deny morutehi Thabane nor Metsing a chance to reach their dreams.
So uneducated, Mosisili wa rona retla mofa vote ‘me e moetsang the spcl one whn it comes to Lesotho polotics….. Swallow ur pride ka ho bolel ka moo le rutehileng ka teng haholo jwang ha le sa tsebe na background ea rona bana ba maloting.
Comment by Molooa looe on 28 May 2012:
Ho sa tsotellehe mokha o hlotseng, ntate mccd ha a ka mpa a beha meja fats’e bathong ooe!!! 2 mch of evry thing is dangerous.
Comment by Molooa looe on 28 May 2012:
Ntate mccd ha a ka mpa a beha meja fats’e ooe! Too much of everything is dangerous, ho sa tsotellehe moka o hlolang.
Comment by Kabelo Edison Mokena on 29 May 2012:
Wa bona haeba retla etsoa bana hobane re sena liroalankhoana! joale le e fehla khotso entse e rena!
Comment by Me on 29 May 2012:
At times I get surprised when people say Metsing is uneducated. E le hore motho ea entseng Industrial Relations, Journalism, Business Management le MBA ha a ruteha! Win!!!!
Comment by Rapoli on 29 May 2012:
It is surprising to hear that the weather was not good in some areas yesterday, but iec managed to have the results from lebakeng which was one of those we were told that the helicopter wouldn’t reach.