Popular Front for Democracy
{{short description|Political party in Lesotho}}
{{More citations needed|date=December 2009}}
{{Infobox political party
| name = Popular Front for Democracy
| native_name = Khoeetsa ea Sechaba
| colorcode = {{party color|Popular Front for Democracy}}
| leader = Lekhetho Rakuoane{{Cite web | title=#FocusOnElections22: Interview with PFD leader Adv Lekhetho Rakuoane {{!}} Advocate Lekhetho Rakuoane is the leader of the Popular Front for Democracy (PFD). He explains why people-centred policies are key to sustainable... {{!}} By The Reporter - Lesotho | url=https://www.facebook.com/TheReporterLS/videos/focusonelections22-interview-with-pfd-leader-adv-lekhetho-rakuoane/425747762636106/ | access-date=2025-04-03 | website=www.facebook.com}}{{better source needed|date=September 2023}}
| foundation = {{Start date|1990|||df=yes}}
| registered = 11 July 1991
| ideology = Social democracy{{Cite book |last=Matlosa |first=K. T. |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/64586659 |title=Political parties and democratisation in Lesotho |date=2005 |publisher=EISA |others=Caleb Nchafatso Sello, Electoral Institute of South Africa |isbn=1-920095-28-4 |location=Johannesburg |oclc=64586659}}
Democratic socialism
Historical:
Communism{{cite web | url=https://www.thepost.co.ls/news/the-struggle-continues/ | title=The struggle continues! - the Post | date=16 February 2018 }}
Marxism-Leninismhttps://africaelects.com/lesotho/ Lesotho - Africa Elects
| country = Lesotho
| position = Centre-left to left-wing
Historical:
Left-wing to far-left
| seats1_title = National Assembly
| seats1 = {{Composition bar|1|120|hex={{party color|Popular Front for Democracy}}}}
}}
The Popular Front for Democracy ({{langx|st|Khoeetsa ea Sechaba}}) is a political party in Lesotho.
At the elections for the National Assembly, 25 May 2002, the party won 1.1% of popular votes and 1 out of 120 seats. In the 17 February 2007 parliamentary election, the party kept 1 seat.
In 2012 elections it increases numbers of seats in the parliament, it got 3 seats. While in 2015 elections it got 2 seats, after 2017 elections it rise to 3 seats, although this was reduced to 1 in the 2022 elections.
Electoral performance
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rowspan=2 | Election
! colspan=2 | Proportional ! colspan=2 | Constituency ! rowspan=2 | Seats ! rowspan=2 | +/- ! rowspan=2 | Government |
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Votes
! Share ! Votes ! Share |
1993
| 947 | 0.18 | colspan=2 {{N/A}} | {{Composition bar|0|65|hex={{party color|Popular Front for Democracy}}}} | New | {{no|Extra-parliamentary}} |
1998
| 3,077 | 0.52 | colspan=2 {{N/A}} | {{Composition bar|0|89|hex={{party color|Popular Front for Democracy}}}} | {{steady}} 0 | {{no|Extra-parliamentary}} |
2002
| 6,330 | 1.14 | 7,180 | 1.34 | {{Composition bar|1|120|hex={{party color|Popular Front for Democracy}}}} | {{increase}} 1 | {{no2|Opposition}} |
2007
| 15,477 | 3.49 | 162 | 0.04 | {{Composition bar|1|120|hex={{party color|Popular Front for Democracy}}}} | {{steady}} 0 | {{no2|Opposition}} |
2012
| 11,166 | 2.02 | colspan=2 {{N/A}} | {{Composition bar|3|120|hex={{party color|Popular Front for Democracy}}}} | {{increase}} 2 | {{yes2|Coalition}} |
2015
| 9,829 | 1.73 | colspan=2 {{N/A}} | {{Composition bar|2|120|hex={{party color|Popular Front for Democracy}}}} | {{decrease}} 1 | {{no2|Opposition}} |
2017
| 13,200 | 2.27 | colspan=2 {{N/A}} | {{Composition bar|3|120|hex={{party color|Popular Front for Democracy}}}} | {{increase}} 1 | {{no2|Opposition}} |
2022
| 4,636 | 0.90 | colspan=2 {{N/A}} | {{Composition bar|1|120|hex={{party color|Popular Front for Democracy}}}} | {{decrease}} 2 | {{no2|Opposition}} |
References
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