Johannesburg - Lesotho's prime minister Tom Thabane on Monday appeared to be heading for victory in parliamentary elections, winning 38 out of 60 constituencies where all the votes had been counted.
Saturday's elections were staged two years ahead of schedule to restore order in the southern African mountain kingdom six months after the army was accused of attempting a coup.
The main opposition party Democratic Congress (DC), led by former prime minister Pakalitha Mosisili, was running second, winning 20 constituencies.