Alliance of Congress Parties - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Alliance of Congress Parties is an electoral alliance

Electoral alliance

An electoral alliance may take the form of a bipartisan electoral agreement, electoral agreement, electoral coalition or electoral bloc. It is an association of political parties or individuals which exists solely to stand in elections...

in Lesotho

Lesotho

Lesotho , officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a landlocked country and enclave, surrounded by the Republic of South Africa. It is just over in size with a population of approximately 2,067,000. Its capital and largest city is Maseru. Lesotho is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. The name...

, consisting of the Lesotho Peoples' Congress

Lesotho Peoples' Congress

The Lesotho Peoples' Congress is a political party in Lesotho. It was formed as a split from the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy by that party's Lesiba faction after Deputy Prime Minister Kelebone Maope resigned from the government in September 2001, and it was registered on October 8, 2001...

, the Basutoland African Congress

Basutoland African Congress

The Basutoland African Congress is a political party in Lesotho.At the last elections for the National Assembly, 25 May 2002, the party won 2.9 % of popular votes and 3 out of 120 seats....

, and the Basotho Congress Party

Basotho Congress Party

The Basutoland Congress Party is a pan-africanist and left-wing political party in Lesotho, led by Ntsukunyane Mphanya.The Basutoland African Congress was founded in 1952 by Ntsu Mokhehle and Potlako Leballo. The party was renamed the Basutoland Congress Party in 1957 and retained this name after...

.^{http://www.electionguide.org/election.php?ID=1113} In the 17 February 2007 parliamentary election, the alliance won 3 out of 120 seats.

The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.