Lesotho: Poor voter turnout marks first ever nationwide local poll

More than 90 percent of the votes have been counted in Lesotho's local government election and the ruling party is set for victory, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) said on Tuesday. IEC spokesman Rethabile Pholo gave no breakdown of voting patterns and said more results were expected on Wednesday. "The results from 124 of the 129 councils have already been determined, and we can say that the ruling party [Lesotho Congress for Democracy] has so far been on top. We are awaiting the outcome of the remaining five councils and then we will release a statement explaining the results in detail," Pholo told IRIN.