Will he jump? Or will he be pushed?

Mosisili is nothing if not a battle-hardened survivor and military strategist. The University of Botswana-trained veteran politician has cheated physical and political death time and again, in the process earning himself the second longest tenure of a Lesotho Prime Minister, no mean feat given the mountain kingdom’s propensity for bloody regime change.

With his history, the question of whether he will jump or be pushed after Thursday’s vote may not even arise. In all likelihood, analysts believe Mosisili may push back.