Tag: Timor-Leste elections
Timor-Leste’s opposition party wins election ‘punishing’ ruling Fretilin coalition
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...
Timor-Leste is at the polls, here’s how Australia can support its democracy
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...
Timor-Leste government parties back Lú-Olo’s return as president
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Leaders from the three key parties in the Timor-Leste governing coalition have confirmed that are supporting the incumbent head of state,...
Two key Timor-Leste revolutionary heroes forced to presidency run-off
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Timor-Leste's citizens voted for a new president at the weekend, hoping the most competitive election in the history of the Asia-Pacific's...
Early elections cannot become the norm in Timor-Leste, says Alkatiri
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...
Timor-Leste’s opposition alliance set for win after fractious election
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
With more than 99 percent of votes counted in the poll, Timor-Leste's opposition Alliance of Change for Progress (AMP) was leading...
Timorese vote in fresh general election after tense campaign
By Michael Leach in Dili
After a tense month-long campaign and two rest days, East Timorese cast their votes today in the Timor-Leste's latest parliamentary...
Fretilin’s win ‘victory for all’ but coalition will rule Timor-Leste
The emergence of opposition parties in Timor-Leste's parliamentary election this weekend shows growing dissatisfaction with the status quo, reports SBS from Dili.
Former Prime Minister...
Fretilin denounces ‘acts of terror, intimidation’ on Timor election eve
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
Fretilin (Frente Revolucionaria do Timor-Leste Independente) has denounced acts of "intimidation and terror" carried out by some people in political parties...
Former guerrillas dominate Timor-Leste’s presidential election
People in Timor-Leste went to the polls yesterday to elect a new president. Their choice was between eight candidates with former guerrilla fighter Francisco...
