涉嫌与小三共谋杀前妻 这位总理终于要下台了
Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane’s coalition collapsed in parliament on Monday, leaving him without enough seats to continue governing, the speaker said, adding that Thabane must leave office by May 22. https://t.co/eHUAizvNkx
— Reuters Africa (@ReutersAfrica) May 11, 2020
赖索托总理塔巴尼的发言人塔卡莱考拉表示,塔巴尼将在22日前辞职下台。针对有报导指出被控谋杀妻子的塔巴尼今天将向国王递交辞呈,塔卡莱考拉表示,他并不知情。
路透社报导,塔巴尼(Thomas Thabane)若辞职,将解决去年底爆发的政治危机。塔巴尼长期承受下台压力,因他涉嫌在近3年前,与现任妻子共谋杀害当时的妻子。不过,两人都否认涉案。
塔卡莱考拉(Thabo Thakalekoala)表示,塔巴尼将在22日前辞职,但没有进一步资讯。
法新社报导,现年80岁的塔巴尼昨天接受电话访问时表示,因为年事已高,他将辞职下台。
塔巴尼2017年就职前两天,他原来的妻子莉波丽欧(Lipolelo Thabane)在住宅外被枪杀,时年58岁。事后警方在犯罪现场通联纪录中,找到塔巴尼的手机号码,引发塔巴尼党内政敌要求他立刻下台。
因被控出于「共同目的」杀害妻子,塔巴尼今年2月曾短暂出庭,但他并未正式被起诉,相关决定尚未出炉。
塔巴尼表示,他已准备辞职,且正进行收尾工作,以确保他「尽可能顺利」退休。塔巴尼5年总理任期原定持续到2022年。
塔巴尼领导的联合政府本週遭解散,赖索托国会预计22日召开会议,筹组新政府并任命新总理。塔巴尼所属「全巴索托会议党」(All Basotho Convention)提名现任财政部长马约洛(Moeketsi Majoro)接任总理。
阅读原文#Lesotho Prime Minister #ThomasThabane's coalition fell apart in parliament on Monday and would have to step down by May 22. Thabane has been under pressure to resign over a case in which he and his current wife are suspected of conspiring to murder his former wife. pic.twitter.com/CJgLAd1Ut6
— Open World Government (@World_Govern) May 11, 2020