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2023 East Timorese Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in East Timor on 21 May 2023. The governing coalition going into the election was a four-party government of Fretilin– PLP– KHUNTO– PD, whilst CNRT was in opposition and held the executive branch. Background Initially, after the 2018 East Timorese parliamentary election, the VIII Constitutional Government was drawn from and supported by a coalition known as the Alliance for Change and Progress (AMP), which was made up of the National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT), the People's Liberation Party (PLP) and Kmanek Haburas Unidade Nasional Timor Oan (KHUNTO). Prime Minister Marí Bin Amude Alkatiri of Fretilin had to hand over his office to Taur Matan Ruak of the PLP. However, a large number of the candidates nominated by the CNRT for government posts were refused appointment by President Francisco Guterres (FRETILIN), as he considered them unsuitable for various reasons. Taur Matan Ruak managed to form a cabinet anyway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 East Timorese Parliamentary Election
Early parliamentary elections were held in East Timor on 12 May 2018 after the National Parliament (East Timor), National Parliament was dissolved by President Francisco Guterres on 26 January 2018. The Alliance for Change and Progress (AMP), a coalition of three opposition parties, won an absolute majority of 34 of the 65 seats in Parliament. Voter turnout was 81 percent, five percentage points higher than the previous year. Background In the 2017 East Timorese parliamentary election, 2017 parliamentary elections there was no clear winner, with the Fretilin party of Mari Alkatiri holding only one more seat than the National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction led by Xanana Gusmão. Alkatiri formed a minority government with the Democratic Party (East Timor), Democratic Party, which held only 30 of the 65 seats in the National Parliament (East Timor), National Parliament. However, the government's attempts to pass a budget were blocked, and amidst political deadlock, President ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
