) ▁B ots w ana ▁troops , ▁entered ▁Les oth o ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁to ▁put ▁down ▁the ▁mut iny ▁and ▁restore ▁the ▁dem ocrat ically ▁elected ▁government . ▁ ▁The ▁army ▁mut ine ers ▁were ▁brought ▁before ▁a ▁court - mart ial . ▁ ▁After ▁stability ▁returned ▁to ▁Les oth o , ▁the ▁S AD C ▁task ▁force ▁with d rew ▁from ▁the ▁country ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁leaving ▁only ▁a ▁small ▁task ▁force ▁( jo ined ▁by ▁Z imb ab we an ▁troops ) ▁to ▁provide ▁training ▁to ▁the ▁L DF . ▁In ▁the ▁meant ime , ▁an ▁Inter im ▁Political ▁Author ity ▁( IP A ), ▁charged ▁with ▁review ing ▁the ▁elect oral ▁structure ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁and ▁de vised ▁a ▁proportional ▁elect oral ▁system ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁there ▁be ▁opposition ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly . ▁The ▁new ▁system ▁retained ▁the ▁existing ▁ 8 0 ▁elected ▁Assembly ▁seats , ▁but ▁added ▁ 4 0 ▁seats ▁to ▁be ▁filled ▁on ▁a ▁proportional ▁basis . ▁E lections ▁were ▁held ▁under ▁this ▁new ▁system ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁and ▁the ▁L CD ▁won ▁again , ▁gain ing ▁ 5 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁For ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁however , ▁opposition ▁political ▁parties ▁won ▁significant ▁numbers ▁of ▁seats , ▁and ▁despite ▁some ▁irregular ities ▁and ▁thre ats ▁of ▁violence ▁from ▁Major ▁General ▁Le kh anya