Lesotho: Basotho Want Parliament to Heed Voters’ Demands but See MPs As Serving Their Own Interests

Most citizens say representatives never listen to ordinary people.

Key findings

• About six in 10 Basotho say that Parliament, not the prime minister, should make laws (60%) and that MPs should ensure that the prime minister accounts for how his government spends taxpayers’ money (62%).
• More than eight in 10 citizens (83%) want MPs to act in accordance with voters’ demands rather than their own ideas.
• But more than two-thirds (69%) of respondents say MPs never listen to ordinary citizens.

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