reports that Moleleki was talking to opposition leader Tom Thabane about forming an alliance, Mosisili removed Moleleki from his post as Minister of Police in November 2016 and instead appointed him to a post in the Prime Minister's Office. Later in the same month, Moleleki and Thabane announced an agreement to remove Mosisili and install Moleleki as Prime Minister. He was suspended from the Democratic Congress in December 2016 and launched a new party, the Alliance of Democrats, in January 2017. The new party and its allies defeated Mosisili in a vote of confidence on 1 March 2017 and proposed Moleleki as the new Prime Minister; however, Mosisili opted not to step aside and called an early election instead, despite an opposition effort to obstruct the move. In the June 2017 parliamentary election, the parties opposed to Mosisili, including the Alliance of Democrats, won a majority of seats, and Tom Thabane became Prime Minister. Thabane's cabinet was sworn in on 23 June 2017, including Moleleki as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs. He is also known as "Mahaletere" because of his halter-like beard and mustache. He is famous for a short video clip, that went viral, where he continuously kept say “Leqe” during a press conference. He was describing to a journalist what should happen when international donas give Lesotho money, he insinuated that it should be “chowed” and after it is depleted ask for more. The phrase “Leqe Leqe” means to “spoil” yourself with money that was donated to the country. The viral video inspired a song by a Lesotho Rapper named Sep Dz. See also List of kidnappings List of solved missing person cases References 1951 births Basutoland Congress Party politicians Government ministers of Lesotho Formerly missing people Kidnapped Lesotho people Kidnappings in Lesotho Living people Members of the National Assembly (Lesotho) Moscow State University alumni