 Despite acknowledging that the LCD won the election, the ABC has argued that the proportional seats were not allocated correctly.The LCD's reluctance to engage in talks prompted Thabane on October 18, 2007 to threaten street protests to pressure the government into holding a new election "if they continue to fail to co-operate".A by-election was held in Makhaleng on 30 June 2007 to determine the MP of that constituency; it was won by the LCD.