United For Change

United For Change is a political party in Lesotho. It was founded by Harvest FM founder 'Malichaba Lekhoaba in June 2020.[2] The party did not win a seat in the National Assembly at the 2022 general election, but gained a proportional representation (PR) seat in the Assembly after the Independent Electoral Commission won a case in the High Court to change the seat allocation in April 2023 after it had wrongly allocated seats to other parties at the election.[3] The party supports the governing coalition of the Revolution for Prosperity, the Movement for Economic Change and the Alliance of Democrats.[4]

United For Change
Leader'Malichaba Lekhoaba
FoundedJune 2022
IdeologyEconomic Liberalism[1]
Political positionCentre-right
National Assembly
1 / 120

Election results
Election Votes Share Seats +/- Government
2022 2,940 0.57
0 / 120
 New Opposition

References
  1. "Lesotho • Africa Elects". Africa Elects. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  2. Times, Lesotho (2022-08-16). "I would rather lose honestly than sell my soul: Lekhoaba". Lesotho Times. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  3. Post, The (2023-04-18). "Four new MPs to be sworn-in". The Post. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  4. "UFC LEADER DECLARES SUPPORT TO GOVERNMENT". Lesotho News Agency. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.


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