East Timor prepares for parliamentary election as campaign period ends

Record ID: 903505

  • Title: East Timor prepares for parliamentary election as campaign period ends
  • Date: 20th July 2017
  • Summary: DILI, EAST TIMOR (JULY 19, 2017) (REUTERS) ROADSIDE BEACH TRUCKS DRIVING PAST DILI RESIDENCE, GEOFFANY NEMIS, WALKING ON ROADSIDE (SOUNDBITE) (Bahasa Indonesia) DILI RESIDENCE, GEOFFANY NEMIS, SAYING: "Among the 21 party candidates, I think the figure who will be elected in the next election, and the one I'm really hoping for, is Xanana Gusmao." (SOUNDBITE) (Bahasa Indonesia) DILI RESIDENCE, JOHN MANJIS, SAYING: "In my opinion, out of the 21 political parties, there are only two parties that could be in power for the 2017 to 2022 period - the Fretilin party and the CNRT party." DILI, EAST TIMOR (JULY 19, 2017) (REUTERS) POLITICAL ANALYST AND FORMER PRIME MINISTER, JOSE RAMOS HORTA, WALKING INTO HIS HOUSE ACCOMPANIED BY HIS SECURITY PERSONNEL HORTA WORKING AT HIS DESK (SOUNDBITE) (English) POLITICAL ANALYST AND FORMER PRIME MINISTER, JOSE RAMOS HORTA, SAYING: "Whoever may be the Prime Minister of Timor Leste - there are not many, there will not be many surprises or many options. There are people right now leading the two main parties - you have Xanana Gusmao leading the CNRT. Xanana Gusmao doesn't need any introduction, at least in this country, not a single person in this country doesn't know Xanana Gusmao. The other potential prime minister is Dr. Mari al-Katir, leader of Fretilin, again everybody knows him."
  • Embargoed: 3rd August 2017 08:38
  • Keywords: East Timor Dili Parliament Election 2017 campaign election parliamentary election polls
  • Location: DILI, EAST TIMOR
  • City: DILI, EAST TIMOR
  • Country: Egypt
  • Topics: Environment,Weather
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016QITY6D
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  • Story Text: EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: QUALITY AS INCOMING
    Political parties in East Timor on Thursday (July 20) ended campaigning two days ahead of a parliamentary election dominated by concerns over the economic future of Southeast Asia's youngest country.
    More than 20 political parties are participating in the election to determine the next prime minister on Saturday (July 22), but only the two major parties' candidates are expected to have much of a chance - the Fretilin's Mari al-Katir and the CNRT's Xanana Gusmao.
    Saturday's election follows the victory of former independence fighter Francisco "Lu-Olo" Guterres in the presidential election in March. The president is a figurehead while the prime minister, put forward by their party or the coalition that gets the majority of votes in the parliamentary election, runs the government.
    Jose Ramos Horta, a political analyst and the country's former prime minister, said that whoever the new government will be led by, they will aim to pursue economic development, consolidate peace and democracy, and invest in agriculture.
    Analysts say the major challenge for the incoming government will be to wean the nation off oil money and diversify its sources of income into agriculture and manufacturing.
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