Sunday, July 8, 2012

Asia - Voice of America: Ruling Party Wins E. Timor Poll

Asia - Voice of America
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Ruling Party Wins E. Timor Poll
Jul 8th 2012, 15:35

The party of East Timor's prime minister has won the parliamentary elections, but without an overall majority. With all the ballots counted from Saturday's poll, the National Council of Timorese Resistance party, led by former rebel leader and current prime minister Xanana Gusmao, had just over 36 percent of the vote.  The results are expected to set up a prolonged period of negotiations to form a coalition government. The United Nations praised the polls for being peaceful ...

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