That is according to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) electoral observer mission (SEOM) deployed to Lesotho to monitor elections.

The SEOM was officially launched on 18 February 2015, after which 82 observers from 11 SADC member states were deployed throughout the 10 districts of Lesotho.

The mission released it preliminary findings to the media in Maseru on Monday after Lesotho went to the polls on Saturday.

“Based on its observations, the SADC Electoral Observation Mission concludes that the 2015 National Assembly Elections in the Kingdom of Lesotho were peaceful, transparent, credible, free and fair, thus reflecting the will of the people of the Kingdom of Lesotho,” said head of the mission and International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane.

Available: http://www.sanews.gov.za/africa/lesotho-elections-peaceful-free-and-fair-sadc