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- Title
- Old wounds, new conflict
- Author(s)
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Leach, Michael
- Abstract
- President Jose Ramos Horta's appointment of Xanana Gusmao as Prime Minister has once again set off conflict in East Timor's streets. While the former governing party, Fretilin, emerged from recent elections as the single largest party with 21 seats in the 65-seat parliament, it failed to gain a working parliamentary majority. Gusmao's party, CNRT, though only securing 18 seats, has since gained the support of minor parties and formed an alliance with a majority of 37 seats. While Fretilin is now claiming the new Government is 'illegal', the conflict has deeper roots in destructive personal conflicts within East Timor's small political elite, with more at stake than simple questions of parliamentary majorities.
- Publication type
- Newspaper article
- Source
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The Canberra Times,
10 August 2007
- Publication year
- 2007
- Keyword(s)
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East Timor;
Political conflict
- Publisher
- Fairfax
- Publisher URL
- http://www.canberratimes.com.au
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2007.
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