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The National Assembly of Lesotho is the Lower Chamber of the country's Bicameral Parliament .

The current National Assembly, formed following elections held on 25 May 2002 , has a total of 120 members. 80 members are elected in single member Constituencies using the simple majority (or First-past-the-post ) system. The remaining 40 members are elected through Proportional Representation and national party-lists. Members serve five-year terms.

Fourteen women occupy seats in the National Assembly.

Ntlhoi Motsamai is the current Speaker of the National Assembly.


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# In the pre-independence 1965 election, the Basotho National Party was known as the Basutoland National Party and the Basotho Congress Party was known as the Basutoland Congress Party.
# The results of the 1970 election were annulled soon after they were announced.


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