Lesotho Gouvernement Profil 2007

Capitale

nom: Maseru
coordonnées géographiques: 29 28 S, 27 30 E
différence de temps: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Fête de l'Indépendance

4 Octobre 1966 (from UK)

Fête nationale

Jour De l'Indépendance, 4 Octobre (1966)

Constitution

2 Avril 1993

Suffrage - Age minimum de l'électeur

18 ans; universal

Pouvoir exécutif

chef d'état (Président): King LETSIE III (depuis 7 February 1996); note - King LETSIE III formerly occupied the throne from November 1990 to February 1995 while his father was in exile
chef de gouvernement (1er ministre): Prime Minister Pakalitha MOSISILI (depuis 23 May 1998)
cabinet: Cabinet
elections: none - according to the constitution, the leader of the majority party in the Assembly automatically becomes prime minister; the monarch is hereditary, but, under the terms of the constitution, that came into effect after the March 1993 election, the monarch is a "living symbol of national unity" with no executive or legislative powers; under traditional law the college of chiefs has the power to depose the monarch, determine who is next in the line of succession, or who shall serve as regent in the event that the successor is not of mature age