National
King of Lesotho
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Inherited
- Exact method
- Constitution of Lesotho 1993, s.44: succession by customary law of the Basotho royal house.
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Letsie III since February 1996 Report Source: en.wikipedia.org, checked
Sources
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, Politics of Lesotho, read 2026-10-12: offices and seat counts (Assembly 120 = 80 FPTP + 40 PR). Senate 22 principal chiefs + 11 nominated and constitution section references from the Constitution of Lesotho 1993 (not re-read online this session). Fallback: official sites gave no data. For: King of Lesotho
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, Politics of Lesotho, read 2026-10-12: King Letsie III in office since 7 Feb 1996; PM Sam Matekane since 28 Oct 2022. Fallback: official government site not consulted. For: Letsie III, current term