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Lesotho Prime Minister Tom Thabane casts his ballot at a polling station on the outskirts of Maseru to vote in a snap election, six months after an attempted coup plunged the small southern African nation into a political crisis. (Hlompho Letsielo, A
Maseru - The people of Lesotho voted on Saturday in a tense election they hope will restore stability six months after an attempted coup in the southern African nation.
The vote is being held around two years ahead of schedule under a political deal brokered by South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Lesotho has been on a political knife-edge since August after soldiers occupied the country's police headquarters and encircled Prime Minister Thomas Thabane's residence.
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