Tom Thabane, whose elected term is due to end in 2022, had in January, set himself a target to leave office by July 31 over his advanced age.
File: Lesotho's Prime Minister Tom Thabane, 80, has denied involvement but has faced mounting pressure to quit.MASERU - Lesotho's embattled prime minister appeared far from quitting after the attorney general advised him that he could not be forced to resign despite a scandal over his former wife's murder.
He had been expected to resign by May 22 when a new government is due to be installed after his coalition disbanded in parliament on Monday.Thabane, whose elected term is due to end in 2022, had in January, set himself a target to leave office by July 31 over his advanced age. In has emerged that on the day he had planned to resign, he received legal advice from the attorney general saying he could not be compelled to leave.
"In the circumstances, it would be unlawful if the prime minister is forced out of office through a process that is not sanctioned by the constitution.
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