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...Social Democratic Party and the Democratic Party. The coalition holds 37 of the Parliament's 65 seats, giving it a substantial majority over the former governing party Fretilin, which won 21 seats in the June 30 elections. Fretilin's leaders, notably its general secretary, former prime minister Mari Alkatiri, argue that having won more seats than any other party Fretilin is entitled to run the country. Alkatiri has refused to cooperate with Gusmão's government and has declared it "illegal...
...violence began to ease in Dili, Alkatiri announced he would encourage a campaign of civil disobedience across the country. His statements - and his party's refusal to recognize the new government - have damaged Fretilin's already tarnished reputation. Former interior minister Rogerio Lobato is serving a seven-and-a-half-year jail term for arming a hit squad in the lead-up to last year's unrest. And just before the June election, the Fretilin-controled parliament voted to grant amnesties or reduce sentences for serious crimes relating to the violence of 2006, although the resolution was never signed into...
...contrast, the head of Fretilin, Mari Alkatiri, is nowhere near as popular as Gusmão. Indeed, Alkatiri had to resign as Prime Minister last year after his tenure was stained by his handling of the army rebellion. His resumption of the top post could trigger bloodletting on the streets. Yet on Wednesday Alkatiri struck a defiant tone, swearing that he will not allow his party to cooperate with CNRT...
...against the government; in a mass breakout along with 55 other prisoners; in Dili. Widespread unrest and fighting between Reinado's troops and government forces in May killed at least 20 people, prompting the deployment of international peacekeeping troops and eventually leading to the resignation of Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri in June. Gang violence in Dili following Reinado's escape has raised concerns about the nation's fragile security situation...
...APPOINTED. Jos? Ramos Horta, 57, Nobel laureate and East Timor's former Foreign and Trade Minister; as interim Prime Minister, after Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri resigned under pressure over violence in the nation's capital that has killed at least 21; in Dili. Ramos Horta, a founder of the ruling Freitlin party?although no longer a member of it?is widely seen as a unifying candidate who, it is hoped, can quell the political unrest that has rocked the world's newest nation since March...