Lesotho goes to polls in bid for stability six months after coup attempt


  • World
  • Saturday, 28 Feb 2015

Lesotho's Prime Minister Thomas Thabane speaks during an interview with Reuters at the state house in the capital Maseru, February 27, 2015. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

MASERU (Reuters) - The people of Lesotho voted on Saturday in a tense election they hope will restore stability six months after an attempted coup in the southern African nation.

The vote is being held around two years ahead of schedule under a political deal brokered by South African deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa.

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