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

class="wikitable"
rowspan=2 | Election

! colspan=2 | Proportional

! colspan=2 | Constituency

! rowspan=2 | Seats

! rowspan=2 | +/-

! rowspan=2 | Government

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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{{Lesotho political parties}}

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Category:Political parties in Lesotho

Category:Socialism in Lesotho

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