{"id":8777,"date":"2022-01-18T19:40:58","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T19:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/coalitions-are-source-of-instability-report-reveals-2"},"modified":"2022-01-18T19:59:49","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T19:59:49","slug":"coalitions-are-source-of-instability-report-reveals-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/coalitions-are-source-of-instability-report-reveals-2","title":{"rendered":"Coalitions are source of instability \u2013 report reveals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>The political instability that has bedevilled the country has been attributed largely to the political party coalitions, the Intra-and-Inter-Party Democracy<\/p>\n

in Lesotho assessment report that was launched Thursday last week by the Prime Minister Dr Moeketsi Majoro has revealed. This publication which is commissioned by the United Nations Development Programme<\/p>\n

(UNDP) as represented by the Resident Representative Ms. Betty Wabunoha to<\/p>\n

\u201cgain a better understanding of the factors that impact on the proper functioning of political parties\u201d and the findings of the report will be used<\/p>\n

to \u201cinform various interventions\u201d of the United Nations (UN) together with its Lesotho based agencies. \u201cThe overarching aim of the assessment on Intra-and \u2013Inter-Party Democracy in<\/p>\n

Lesotho was to provide the empirical evidence on the functioning of political parties and impact of coalitions on socio-economic development cohesion in<\/p>\n

Lesotho,\u201d reads the report. The report has established that there \u201cis consensus among interlocutors that the political party coalitions have been a source of Lesotho\u2019s political<\/p>\n

instability\u201d. It further says: \u201cThe perverse incentives in the formation of political parties has led to a multiplicity of parties further crowding the field and<\/p>\n

exacerbating conflict, with poverty fuelling the situation as young Basotho see politics as the only viable option for livelihood\u201d. The assessment adds that the coalition formations have not been on account of<\/p>\n

ideology and \u201calignment around core agenda\u201d rather on the \u201cpolitical interest and convenience and the impulsive urge to settle political scores\u201d. The leading researcher of this assessment study Dr Victor Shale of the Shalestone<\/p>\n

Elections and Governance Consultants (PTY) Ltd at the launch of this report last week on Thursday said the political parties are public institutions and<\/p>\n

should be held accountable as they are contesting for power. Lesotho first had coalition dispensations from 2012 owing to no outright majority winner in the general elections and the trend has continued to date.<\/p>\n

Since then, all the coalitions have not enjoyed the full term in government as they ended up dying prematurely, causing the country to go for snap elections.<\/p>\n

Last year saw the end of road for the then coalition government which was made of four parties and famously known as 4*4 when it made a way for the current<\/p>\n

coalition administration led by two main parties, in partnership with five other parties, now four after one left the alliance. One of the respondents of the assessment has been quoted as saying; \u201cWhen the whole<\/p>\n

world was seized with the novel COVID-19 crisis, the priority in Lesotho was to get rid of the Prime Minister. Parliament was opened at the height of the<\/p>\n

pandemic and with inadequate measures to prevent the pandemic. Lesotho now faces (sic) a threat of losing out on the Millennium Challenge Corporation [MCC] just<\/p>\n

like during the 2015-2017 coalition then led by [Pakalitha] Mosisili. \u201cDuring that time, the United States threatened to withhold the renewal of the MCC.<\/p>\n

The European Union also suspended its budget support over Mosisili\u2019s reluctance to remove the then LDF [Lesotho Defence Force] Commander and address human rights<\/p>\n

violations. Now since 2017, the pressing demands on Lesotho are the successful implementation of national reforms and need to stop police brutality. But as<\/p>\n

usual, the political elite is busy fighting factional battles and oblivious to the crisis facing the country\u2019s economy ahead\u201d. The study found that the coalition formations have \u201ceroded\u201d intra-party democracy and<\/p>\n

intensified inter-party tensions \u201cdue to resentment, deep-seated fear, suspicion and serious distrust amongst politicians\u201d. Also, partisanship and lack of service delivery have been attributed to the strains<\/p>\n

within the communities. According to the assessment, the local political parties are characterised by the \u201cleader centeredness, lack of effective governance rules or failure to enforce<\/p>\n

governance\u201d phenomena. It goes on to posit that; \u201cThese include lack of ideological and policy clarities, lack of internal regulations, lack of elaborate institutional structures that are essential for political party<\/p>\n

functioning. \u201d \u201cThey have a glaring deficit on gender mainstreaming and representation of vulnerable groups, including youth PWDs [People with disabilities] in leadership<\/p>\n

positions. These shortcomings are a major reason for the weak intra-party democracy in Lesotho. \u201cWithin parties, National Executive Committees (NECs) are bestowed with the<\/p>\n

responsibility to make decisions on the day to day operations of the parties. Yet they are visibly not adequately trained in the management of organisations,\u201d the report has said.<\/p>\n

It goes on to highlight that the political parties lack alternative dispute resolutions tools like mediation, negotiation and conciliation before exhausting legal avenues which \u201cdon\u2019t deal with the causes but the symptoms of<\/p>\n

the disputes\u201d. The study also found that the political parties lack resource mobilisation and management of human, financial and infrastructure resources for the sustenance<\/p>\n

of their operations adding that the challenge on their part is \u201clack of accountability\u201d. To buttress the challenges that have overwhelmed the parties, the study suggests<\/p>\n

what it says, \u201ca need for rethinking the current support of political parties that only focuses on them as institutions\u201d. It further introduces a people focused approach over the leader centeredness, one<\/p>\n

previously alluded. \u201cIn this way, the quality of political parties will be enhanced over quantity so that their intra-and-inter-party democracy is improved.<\/p>\n

The assessment assumes a trickledown effect where strong, viable political parties will contribute to the strengthening of social cohesion\u201d. The assessment recommends the political party<\/p>\n

legislation which will oversee the following: formation, management, conduct, funding, and de-registration of parties and coalitions. Further, the assessment<\/p>\n

mentions the need for an abolishment of floor crossing in parliament \u201cso that it does not usurp the power from the electorate and, strengthen provisions<\/p>\n

pertaining to party coalitions so that their formation, management and accountability are clearly expressed\u201d. The other recommendation is that there should be mounting of political parties<\/p>\n

focused statutory body, a move the assessment deems will \u201ccreate a distinct separation of roles\u201d between such an organ and the Independence Electoral Commission<\/p>\n

(IEC) so that the latter\u2019s attention is directed towards the management and<\/p>\n

administration of electoral processes. To address the capacity gaps within the parties, the assessment suggests a curriculum which will focus on the trainings in the following areas: party<\/p>\n

systems, party organisation and management leadership development and leadership skills; policy development and implementation; gender mainstreaming and inclusivity; peacebuilding and conflict management skills; coalition<\/p>\n

building, leadership and management skills, social mobilisation skills; communication skills; recruitment strategies and membership record keeping and<\/p>\n

maintenance. The report further added that the curriculum be tailored to capacitate marginalised groups that include women, youth and PDWs. \u201cThe curriculum must include public speaking, debating, election campaign and<\/p>\n

planning, campaign strategies, resource mobilisation and leadership training skills,\u201d the assessment reads. Taking stock of the assessment findings, the Member of Parliament (MP)<\/p>\n

\u2018Matlhohonolofatso T\u0161epang T\u0161ita-Mosena said there is a lot which needs to be<\/p>\n

done as far as there is party democracy in the country. She further said within the coalition setting, when the parties do not see eye to eye that causes the \u201cdisjuncture\u201d, a grey line between intra and inter party<\/p>\n

democracy as each party exercises its own right within the coalition which can be compromised if there are disagreements. Mosena alleged that the coalition dispensations work on \u201cpersona\u201d basis adding that<\/p>\n

the parties idolise the leaders. \u201cWe need to look at the political parties as led by a collective rather than individuals. \u201d She further charged that; \u201cThere<\/p>\n

should not be a disjoint between what the leader portrays and how followers align with the party,\u201d adding that if leaders fail to live up to the promises<\/p>\n

they make, people should not align with such calibre of leaders. In what she terms as the \u201croot\u201d problem that the country finds itself in, she said that is perpetuated by the funders who have ulterior motives and through means<\/p>\n

which are not accounted for, thereby commanding undue influence within the parties, especially when they form government. Parties should be \u201ccareful\u201d whom<\/p>\n

to bring on board and what is expected of them as funders to avoid blurred lines. Reacting to the report was also the Executive Director of the Lesotho Council of<\/p>\n

Non-Governmental Organisations (LCN) Seabata Motsamai said the majority of political parties fall short of complying with the Law Office stipulations further alleging that most of the parties fail to hold their Annual General<\/p>\n

Meetings (AGMs) within the confined timeframes. The Executive Director said if the parties default on their obligations, the moral \u201cdeficit\u201d will grow.<\/p>\n

Motsamai further mentioned that for the democracy to grow, the parties ought to be accountable adding that they have to govern themselves well on their path to<\/p>\n

assume the national governance. \u201cVery unfortunately the coalitions are based in personalities,\u201d he argued. Also forming the panel of the discussants were the political science lecturer at the<\/p>\n

National University of Lesotho Dr Tlohang Letsie and Liphaphang Monesa from faith based organizations who dissected the other assessment which was launched on the same day also<\/p>\n

commissioned by the UNDP, \u2018Understanding Conflict, Peace and Gender Contexts in Lesotho\u2019. The UNDP has instigated a Country Programme (2019-2023), which has three focal<\/p>\n

areas: governance, accountability, social cohesion and stability, sustainable and inclusive economic growth and environmental sustainability, climate change<\/p>\n

and resilience. The assessment was also borne out of the UNDP\u2019s \u201cflagship\u201d programme on Renewal and Enhancement of Governance Architecture (PREGA) 2019-2023 which saw the mounting of the \u2018Support to Conflict, Prevention, Party Democracy and Consensus Building in Lesotho\u2019 project.<\/p>\n

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