▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁elections , ▁M ok he h le ' s ▁Deput y ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁Pak al ith a ▁Mos is ili , ▁became ▁the ▁new ▁Prime ▁Minister . ▁The ▁lands lide ▁elect oral ▁victory ▁caused ▁opposition ▁parties ▁to ▁claim ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁substantial ▁irregular ities ▁in ▁the ▁handling ▁of ▁the ▁ball ots ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁results ▁were ▁fra ud ul ent . ▁The ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁Lang a ▁Commission , ▁a ▁commission ▁appointed ▁by ▁Southern ▁African ▁Development ▁Community ▁( S AD C ) ▁to ▁investigate ▁the ▁elect oral ▁process , ▁however , ▁was ▁consistent ▁with ▁the ▁view ▁of ▁international ▁obser vers ▁and ▁local ▁courts ▁that ▁the ▁outcome ▁of ▁the ▁elections ▁was ▁not ▁affected ▁by ▁these ▁inc idents . ▁Despite ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁election ▁results ▁were ▁found ▁to ▁reflect ▁the ▁will ▁of ▁the ▁people , ▁opposition ▁protest s ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁intens ified . ▁The ▁protest s ▁cul min ated ▁in ▁a ▁violent ▁demonstr ation ▁outside ▁the ▁royal ▁palace ▁in ▁early ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁and ▁in ▁an ▁un pre ced ented ▁level ▁of ▁violence , ▁lo oting , ▁cas ual ties , ▁and ▁destruction ▁of ▁property . ▁In ▁early ▁September , ▁junior ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁armed ▁services ▁mut in ied . ▁The ▁Government ▁of ▁Les oth o ▁requested ▁that ▁a ▁S AD C ▁task ▁force ▁interven e ▁to ▁prevent ▁a ▁military ▁coup ▁and ▁restore ▁stability ▁to ▁the ▁country . ▁To ▁this ▁end , ▁Operation ▁B ole as , ▁consisting ▁of ▁South ▁African ▁and ▁( l ater