Senate of Lesotho
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The Senate of Lesotho is the upper chamber of the country's bicameral Parliament
Parliament of Lesotho
The Parliament of Lesotho consists of two chambers:*The Senate *The National Assembly -External links:*****...

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The current Senate has a total of 33 members. 22 are hereditary Principal chiefs and 11 are nominated by the King. Members serve five-year terms.

Morena Letapata Makhaola is the current president of the Senate. He succeeded Chief Sempe Lejaha.

See also

  • National Assembly of Lesotho
    National Assembly of Lesotho
    The National Assembly of Lesotho is the lower chamber of the country's bicameral Parliament.The current National Assembly, formed following elections held on 17 February 2007, has a total of 120 members. 80 members are elected in single member constituencies using the simple majority system...

     - the lower chamber of Parliament
  • History of Lesotho
    History of Lesotho
    The area now known as Lesotho goes back as many as 40,000 years. The present Lesotho emerged as a single polity under paramount chief Moshoeshoe I in 1822...

  • Legislative branch
  • List of national legislatures
  • List of Presidents of the Senate of Lesotho
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