Lesotho's new PM sworn in but faces task of uniting fractious elite


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  • Wednesday, 20 May 2020

FILE PHOTO: Maesaiah Thabane, wife of Lesotho's Prime Minister Thomas Thabane poses for a photograph at the State House in Maseru, Lesotho, February 18, 2020. REUTERS/Sumaya Hisham

MASERU (Reuters) - Moeketsi Majoro was sworn in as Lesotho's new prime minister on Wednesday, a day after his predecessor resigned under pressure over a scandal involving the killing of his wife.

Majoro, who was previously finance minister, took the oath at the king's palace in front of dignitaries. He will stay in charge until scheduled elections in June 2022.

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