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Legislature

Lesotho
  • English
    The National Assembly shall consist of eighty members elected in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution. (Sec. 56)

Legislature

Lesotho
  • English
    The Senate shall consist of the twenty-two Principal Chiefs and eleven other Senators nominated in that behalf by the King acting in accordance with the advice of the Council of State: … (Sec. 55)

Legislature

Lesotho
  • English
    There shall be a Parliament which shall consist of the King, a Senate and a National Assembly. (Sec. 54)

Legislature

Lesotho
  • English
    1. Subject to the provisions of section 59 of this Constitution, a person shall be qualified to be nominated as a Senator by the King acting in accordance with the advice of the Council of State or designated by a Principal Chief as a Senator in his place if, and shall not be so qualified unless, at the date of his nomination or designation, he—
    a. is a citizen of Lesotho; and
    b. is able to speak and, unless incapacitated by blindness or other physical cause, to read and write either the Sesotho or English languages well enough to take an active part in the proceedings of the Senate.
    2. Subject to the provisions of section 59 of this Constitution, a person shall be qualified to be elected as a member of the National Assembly if, and shall not be so qualified unless, at the date of his nomination for election, he—
    a. is a citizen of Lesotho; and
    b. is registered in some constituency as an elector in elections to the National Assembly and is not disqualified from voting in such elections; and
    c. is able to speak and, unless incapacitated by blindness or other physical cause, to read and write either the Sesotho or English language well enough to take an active part in the proceedings of the National Assembly. (Sec. 58)