It’s likely the mountain kingdom surrounded by South Africa will go back to the polls within three months.

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Premier Pakalitha Mosisile has until Monday to say what he’ll do after  his Democratic Congress lost a parliamentary no confidence vote to the breakaway Alliance of Democrats

He could step down and allow AC leader Moyane Moleleki to become Prime Minister.

Or he could advise King Letsie II to call elections.

Mosisile’s  political advisor Fako Likoti says the premier will chose the latter course.

Deputy President  Cyril Ramaphosa, who’s mandated by SADC to mediate for peace and stability in Lesotho since the abortive coup in 2014, is closely monitoring the situation.

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