9 9 5 ▁when ▁King ▁L ets ie ▁ab dic ated ▁the ▁throne ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁his ▁father . ▁After ▁Mos ho es ho e ▁II ▁died ▁in ▁a ▁car ▁accident ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁King ▁L ets ie ▁III ▁asc ended ▁to ▁the ▁throne ▁again . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁a ▁new ▁constitution ▁was ▁implemented ▁leaving ▁the ▁King ▁without ▁any ▁executive ▁authority ▁and ▁pro scri bing ▁him ▁from ▁eng aging ▁in ▁political ▁affairs . ▁Mult ipart y ▁elections ▁were ▁then ▁held ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁B CP ▁asc ended ▁to ▁power ▁with ▁a ▁lands lide ▁victory . ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁N ts u ▁M ok he h le ▁head ed ▁the ▁new ▁B CP ▁government ▁that ▁had ▁gained ▁every ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁ 6 5 - member ▁National ▁Assembly . ▁In ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁political ▁inst ability ▁increased ▁as ▁first ▁the ▁army , ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁police ▁and ▁pr isons ▁services , ▁engaged ▁in ▁mut in ies . ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁King ▁L ets ie ▁III , ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁some ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁military , ▁st aged ▁a ▁coup , ▁susp ended ▁Parliament , ▁and ▁appointed ▁a ▁r uling ▁council . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁domestic ▁and ▁international ▁press ures , ▁however , ▁the ▁constitution ally ▁elected ▁government ▁was ▁restored ▁within ▁a ▁month . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁there ▁were ▁isolated ▁inc idents ▁of ▁un rest , ▁including ▁a ▁police ▁strike ▁in ▁May