Editing Politics of Lesotho (section)

==Executive branch==
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|[[List of kings of Lesotho|King]]
|[[Letsie III of Lesotho|Letsie III]]
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|7 February 1996
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|[[Heads of Government of Lesotho|Prime Minister]]
|[[Sam Matekane]]
|[[Revolution for Prosperity]]
|28 October 2022
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The Lesotho Government is a constitutional monarchy. The Prime Minister, [[Sam Matekane]], is head of government and has executive authority. The King serves a largely ceremonial function; he no longer possesses any executive authority and is proscribed from actively participating in political initiatives. According to the constitution, the leader of the majority party in the assembly automatically becomes prime minister; the monarch is hereditary, but, under the terms of the constitution which came into effect after the March 1993 election, the monarch is a "living symbol of national unity" with no executive or legislative powers; under traditional law the college of chiefs has the power to determine who is next in the line of succession, who shall serve as regent in the event that the successor is not of mature age, and may even depose the monarch.