Last instance body dealing with electoral disputes

Lesotho

Lesotho

Answer
Court of general jurisdiction (including Supreme Court)
Source
National Assembly Electoral Act, 2011: 49Objection to nominations of candidates on party list4. The objector or the political party affected by the decision may appeal against the decision of the Commission to the High Court by not later than the date prescribed in the elections timetable.National Assembly Electoral Act, 2011: 28Appeals against refusal or cancellation of registration of a political party28A political party that is aggrieved by a decision of the Commission not to register it or to cancel its registration may, within 30 days after the party has been notified of the decision, appeal to the High Court against the decision.EISA 2012 EOM Report 25: Individuals are nominated through party primary elections to contest constituency seats under the FPTP component of the electoral system. In most parties, party branches elect individuals from within their constituencies and the party?s central committee endorses the elected individuals. Secondly, the nomination is done at the central committee level of the party where the party leadership draws up a list of individuals to be submitted to the IEC for purposes of PR seat allocation. http://www.eisa.org.za/PDF/les2012eom.pdf
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