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.
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.
AMP is ready to swear on Mount Ramelau
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.
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.
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.
DILI: Timor-Leste’s top court of appeal has dismissed the Fretilin party’s petition for a recount of votes after losing power in the May 12 general election.
Fretilin had called to have votes in four districts recounted after it suffered a heavy swing against it from voters switching to the new Alliance for Change and Progress (AMP) coalition party.
Police Identify Suspects in Oecusse Beating
DILI: Timor-Leste police have identified suspects in the beating of young street vendors from Oecusse in Tasi Tolu last week.
Police are hunting for the perpetrators after a spate of alleged attacks on people from Oecusse working in the capital of Dili.
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 the majority of seats in parliament, refused to pass Fretilin’s government program.
AMP to Announce New Prime Minister
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.
FRETILIN Questions Oecusse Vote Count
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.
Xanana Set to Head Back into Power
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.
DILI: Timor-Leste’s Police Commander has called on politicians to put aside their differences and accept the results from Saturday’s election.
DILI: Timor-Leste’s police commissioner has said arrests have been made in connection to campaign violence between opposition political parties in Los Palos and Makadiki over the weekend.
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