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Timor-Leste’s opposition party wins election ‘punishing’ ruling Fretilin coalition

May 24, 2023

ABC Pacific Beat Timor-Leste independence hero Xanana Gusmao has won the parliamentary election, but the country’s first president may contest the count after his party fell short of an outright majority. The result of Sunday’s election paves the way for a return to power for the 76-year-old, Timor-Leste’s first president, if he can form a ... <a title="Timor-Leste’s opposition party wins election ‘punishing’ ruling Fretilin coalition" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/24/timor-lestes-opposition-party-wins-election-punishing-ruling-fretilin-coalition/" aria-label="Read more about Timor-Leste’s opposition party wins election ‘punishing’ ruling Fretilin coalition">Read more</a>

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Timor-Leste is at the polls, here’s how Australia can support its democracy

May 22, 2023

ANALYSIS: By Melissa Conley Tyler, The University of Melbourne and Andrea Fahey, Australian National University Today is election day in Timor-Leste, when voters are deciding on 65 members of Parliament to represent them. Each election is a reminder of the successful regional and international cooperation that led to Timor-Leste’s independence. It is also a reminder ... <a title="Timor-Leste is at the polls, here’s how Australia can support its democracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/22/timor-leste-is-at-the-polls-heres-how-australia-can-support-its-democracy/" aria-label="Read more about Timor-Leste is at the polls, here’s how Australia can support its democracy">Read more</a>

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Early elections cannot become the norm in Timor-Leste, says Alkatiri

February 24, 2020

By Evaristo Soares Martins in Dili Early elections cannot be allowed to “become the political culture” in Timor-Leste, says the leader of the opposition Fretilin party, Dr Marí Alkatiri. The former Prime Minister said he wants to see an end to the political impasse, prompted by the collapse of the governing AMP Alliance. But, he ... <a title="Early elections cannot become the norm in Timor-Leste, says Alkatiri" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/24/early-elections-cannot-become-the-norm-in-timor-leste-says-alkatiri/" aria-label="Read more about Early elections cannot become the norm in Timor-Leste, says Alkatiri">Read more</a>