VOTING DAY

Basotho people huddle up in blankets as they wait to cast their vote about 20km outside Maseru, Lesotho, yesterday. Polls yesterday opened in Lesotho, where a series of party splits have resulted in three former allies fighting the closest general election since independence. Polls opened at 7am for 10 hours of voting in this mountainous kingdom, where many people walked or rode horses on the cold, early winter morning to reach voting stations in schools and churches.May 27, 2012

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