There are 919 444 eligible Basotho who have registered for general elections which will be held on the 17th February, 2007 in Lesotho.

Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) Public Relations Officer Mr. Tuoe Hantsi said there are 16 750 new voters who have registered since the 2002 general elections. He said 623 names which were omitted from the roll will be included in the final roll prior to elections. He pledged that the final roll will be given to political parties before election day.

Mr. Hantsi urged Basotho to go to the registration sites to check their names for any mistakes so that they could be corrected for the coming general elections to be credible.

The IEC officer said those who had registered and their names appear on the voters' roll but have lost their registration cards can use either a valid passport, driver's license or an official witness to vote.

'This is in accordance with the National Assembly No.1 Amendment Act of
2001,' he remarked.

There are 19 political parties contesting the February 17 general elections.
 

Source: LENA