All Basotho Convention


The All Basotho Convention is a political party in Lesotho. The party was formed in October 2006 and the head is Tom Thabane, a former minister in the Lesotho Congress for Democracy led by the government of Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili.
A total of 18 members of parliament crossed the floor to join the opposition ABC party on October 13, 2006; these included Thabane and 16 other former LCD members, along with one independent member, Lehlohonolo Tšehlana, who has previously been expelled from the LCD.
The 18 members of parliament joining the ABC, along with their constituencies, are:
The ABC became the third largest party in the National Assembly. The ruling party was left with 61 of the 120 parliamentary seats, and the ABC leaders expected more LCD members to defect, which would have given the opposition a majority. In late November, parliament was dissolved and an early election was called for February 2007.
ABC contested the 17 February 2007 Lesotho general elections. It was anticipated that it would win the majority of the urban constituencies. The party won 17 constituency seats, falling far short of the 61 seats won by the LCD.
In the June 2017 parliamentary election, the ABC won the most seats, and, with its allies, it was able to command a majority. Party leader Tom Thabane was sworn in as Prime Minister on 16 June 2017.