“The primary goals of the conference were to contribute to the ongoing dialogue on the causes of and sustainable solutions to post-election disputes in Lesotho following its 2007 poll. To provide a regional forum on strategies and methodologies for managing election related disputes among a selected group of SADC members. To explore the significance of the synergistic linkages between external and internal actors in the management of post-election conflicts and to review the practice of party alliances, coalitions to reduce intraparty and interparty conflicts during elections in Lesotho.”