National
Principal Chief
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Inherited
- Exact method
- Constitution s.54(1)(a): the 22 principal chiefs sit by right of their hereditary chieftainship.
- Seats
- 22
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: Principal Chief
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