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Timor-Leste has held a series of successful and competitive elections in the last year; one for president, and two separate parliamentary elections. The country also has gone through peaceful transfers of power despite experiencing political impasse since July 2017.
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DILI: Former popular Timor-Leste President Taur Matan Ruak looks set to become the eighth Prime Minister of Timor-Leste following a high profile meeting of leaders for the Alliance for Change and Progress (AMP) party on Monday.
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AMP is ready to swear on Mount Ramelau
Artur da Luz
May 30, 2018
DILI: Timor-Leste’s new coalition government will be sworn in at sacred Mount Ramelau, according to a suggestion by Khunto Party Advisor Jose dos Santos Namori Bukar.
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DILI: Out going Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri has called for an end to the targeting of Oecusse street vendors in Dili, amid a spate of violent attacks.
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DILI: People found sharing photos of Muslim people living in Timor-Leste and labeling them as terrorists will be arrested, the head of Timor-Leste’s national police Julio Hornai said on Thursday.
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DILI:Xanana Gusmao has called on Timor-Leste’s President Francisco Lu Olo Guterres to cease his Fretilin party influence, in a bid to end a prolonged political impasse that has stalled parliament since January. A legislative stalemate has dominated Timor-Leste’s politics since a coalition of opposition parties, led by Gusmao and with…
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AMP to Announce New Prime Minister
Jose Sarito Amaral
May 18, 2018
DILI: The Alliance for Change and Progress (AMP) party has distanced itself from setting a date when it will announce its Prime Minister choice, as commentators put it down to a two man race between Xanana Gusmao and Taur Matan Ruak.
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FRETILIN Questions Oecusse Vote Count
INDEPENDENTE
May 16, 2018
DILI:The head of the Fretilin Party has called for an investigation into vote counting in Oecusse after the party saw a large swing against it on Saturday’s parliamentary vote.
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DILI:The President of Democratic Party (PD), Mariano Asanami, has said his party was ready to cooperate with the new eighth government of Timor-Leste, prioritisng prosperity and the development of the country. The Democratic Party picked up 5 seats on Saturday’s parliamentary vote.
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Xanana Set to Head Back into Power
INDEPENDENTE
May 15, 2018
DILI: Xanana Gusmao is tipped to return as Prime Minister of Timor-Leste with his coalition of opposition parties taking a lead in the final stages of the preliminary election count, according to the state election commission.
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DILI: Timor-Leste’s Police Commander has called on politicians to put aside their differences and accept the results from Saturday’s election.
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