▁to ▁demand ▁higher ▁w ages . ▁For ▁the ▁most ▁part , ▁however , ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁serious ▁challeng es ▁to ▁Les oth o ' s ▁constitution al ▁order ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 - 9 6 ▁period . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁armed ▁soldiers ▁put ▁down ▁a ▁violent ▁police ▁mut iny ▁and ▁arrested ▁the ▁mut ine ers . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁t ension ▁within ▁the ▁B CP ▁leadership ▁caused ▁a ▁split ▁in ▁which ▁Dr . ▁M ok he h le ▁abandoned ▁the ▁B CP ▁and ▁established ▁the ▁Les oth o ▁Congress ▁for ▁Dem ocracy ▁( L CD ) ▁followed ▁by ▁two - third s ▁of ▁the ▁parliament . ▁This ▁move ▁allowed ▁M ok he h le ▁to ▁remain ▁as ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁and ▁leader ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁r uling ▁party , ▁while ▁re leg ating ▁the ▁B CP ▁to ▁opposition ▁status . ▁The ▁remaining ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁B CP ▁refused ▁to ▁accept ▁their ▁new ▁status ▁as ▁the ▁opposition ▁party ▁and ▁ceased ▁att ending ▁sessions . ▁Mult ipart y ▁elections ▁were ▁again ▁held ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁Although ▁M ok he h le ▁completed ▁his ▁term ▁as ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁failing ▁health , ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁vie ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁term ▁in ▁office . ▁The ▁elections ▁saw ▁a ▁lands lide ▁victory ▁for ▁the ▁L CD , ▁gain ing ▁ 7 9 ▁of ▁the ▁ 8 0 ▁seats ▁cont ested ▁in ▁the ▁newly ▁expanded ▁Parliament . ▁As