Politics of East Timor
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Politics of East Timor takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of East Timor is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the National Parliament. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. The Timorese constitution was modelled on that of Portugal. The country is still in the process of building its administration and governmental institutions.
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[edit] Executive branch
The Head of state of the East Timorese republic is the president, who is elected by popular vote for a five-year term and whose role is largely symbolic, though he is able to veto some legislation. Following elections, the president appoints as the leader of the majority party or majority coalition. As head of government the prime minister presides over the Council of State or cabinet.
| Office | Name | Party | Since |
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| President | Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão | Independent | May 20, 2002 |
| Prime Minister | José Ramos Horta | Independent | June 10, 2006 |
[edit] Legislative branch
The National Parliament (Parlamento Nacional) has 88 members, 13 elected in single seat constituencies and 75 elected by proportional representation for afive-year term. The number of seats can vary from a minimum of 52 to a maximum of 65, though it exceptionally has 88 members at present, due to this being its first term of office. The unicameral Timorese parliament is the National Parliament or Parlamento Nacional, whose members are elected by popular vote to a five-year term. The number of seats can vary from a minimum of 52 to a maximum of 65, though it exceptionally has 88 members at present, due to this being its first term of office. The East Timorese constitution was modelled on that of Portugal. The country is still in the process of building its administration and governmental institutions.
[edit] Political parties and elections
- For other political parties see List of political parties in East Timor. An overview on elections and election results is included in Elections in East Timor.
| Candidates - parties | Votes | % | |
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| Xanana Gusmão - Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor (Frente Revolucionária do Timor Leste Independente) | 301,634 | 82.69 | |
| Francisco Xavier do Amaral | 63,146 | 17.31 | |
| Total (turnout 86 %) | 364,780 | 100.00 | |
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| Parties | Votes | % | Seats |
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| Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor (Frente Revolucionária do Timor Leste Independente) | 57.4 | 55 | |
| Democratic Party (Partido Democrático ) | 8.7 | 7 | |
| Social Democratic Party (Partido Social Democrata) | 8.2 | 6 | |
| Timorese Social Democratic Association (Associação Social-Democrata Timorense) | 7.8 | 6 | |
| Timorese Democratic Union (União Democrática Timorense) | 2.4 | 2 | |
| Timorese Nationalist Party (Partido Nacionalista Timorense) | 2.2 | 2 | |
| Association of Timorese Heroes (Klibur Oan Timor Asuwain) | 2.1 | 2 | |
| People's Party of Timor (Partido do Povo de Timor) | 2.0 | 2 | |
| Christian Democratic Party (Partido Democrata Cristão) | 2.0 | 2 | |
| Socialist Party of Timor (Partido Socialista de Timor) | 1.8 | 1 | |
| Liberal Party (Partai Liberal) | 1.1 | 1 | |
| Christian Democratic Party of Timor (Partido Democrata-Cristão de Timor) | 0.7 | 1 | |
| Non-partisan | 1 | ||
| Total (turnout 91.3 | 88 | ||
| Source: UNTAET/CNN/Adam Carr. The parliament was elected as Constituent Assembly | |||
[edit] Judicial branch
The Supreme Court of Justice has one judge appointed by the National Parliament and the rest appointed by the Superior Council for the Judiciary.
[edit] Administrative divisions
East Timor is divided into thirteen administrative districts:
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The districts are subdivided into 65 subdistricts, 443 sucos and 2,336 towns, villages and hamlets. [1]PDF (213 KiB)
