At stake
in this election:
- Seats in the constituent
assembly: 88
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Description
of government structure:
- Administrative affairs
in East Timor have been managed by the UN Transitional Administration
in East Timor (UNTAET) since October 25, 1999.
- An 88-member Constituent
Assembly shall be elected in these elections. The Constituent Assembly
will be charged with adopting a constitution within 90 days of its first
session.
- As part of its responsibilities,
the Constituent Assembly will decide on the form of government for East
Timor and the date of first elections.
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Description of electoral system:
- 13 of the 88 members
will be elected from 13 single-member districts. The remaining 75 members
will be elected by party-list proportional representation from one nationwide
constituency.
- Independent candidates
are allowed to run in this election.
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Results
of the electoral races:
- Revolutionary Front
of Independent East Timor (Fretilin)
Leader: Lu OLO
- Social Democratic
Party (PSD)
Leader: Leader: Mario Viegos
CARRASCALAO
- Timorese Democratic
Union (UDT)
Leader: Joao CARRASCALAO
- Democratic Party
(PD)
Leader: Fernando
'La Sama' de ARAUJO
- Timorese Social
Democrat Association (ASDT)
Leader: Francisco
XAVIER DO AMARAL
- Socialist Party
of Timor (PST)
Leader: Pedro da
COSTA MARTINS
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When was
the last election? Number of seats in last election?
- Parliamentary
elections were last held: NA
- Seats decided in
the last election: NA
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| Population:
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Of Interest:
- These are the
first elections in East Timor since the independence referendum in 1999.
- Sixteen parties
have registered for the election.
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| SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (IFES) |
| For additional information:
IFES ElectionGuide Online |
