{"id":24697,"date":"2023-01-30T14:00:51","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T14:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/king-letsie-iii-officially-opened-the-lesotho-parliament"},"modified":"2023-01-30T14:53:29","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T14:53:29","slug":"king-letsie-iii-officially-opened-the-lesotho-parliament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/king-letsie-iii-officially-opened-the-lesotho-parliament","title":{"rendered":"King Letsie III officially opened the Lesotho parliament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>Lesotho&#8217;s King Letsie III says his government will undertake constitutional and judicial reforms to ensure stability and economic development. The King was officially opening parliament following the February 28 elections brought about by political and security upheavals. 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