| Parliament name |
Parliament |
| Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
| Chamber name |
Senate |
| Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) |
National Assembly
|
| LEGAL FRAMEWORK |
| Electoral Law |
1 January 1900
|
| Mode of designation |
appointed 11
other 22 |
| Constituencies |
NA (not applicable) |
| Voting system |
:
NA (not applicable) |
| Voter requirements |
NA (not applicable) |
| CANDIDATES |
| Eligibility |
Qualified electors
- age: 21 years
- Lesotho citizenship
- ablility to speak and, unless incapacitated by blindness or other physical cause, to read and write the Sesotho or English language well enough to take an active part in the proceedings of the Senate
- ineligibility: undischarged bankrupts, government contractors (unless excepted), election-connected offices, electoral offences |
| Incompatibilities |
membership of the defence or police force, national security or prison service
|
| Candidacy requirements |
NA (not applicable) |
|
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