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E Timor to choose new government E Timor to choose new government
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East Timor's President Jose Ramos-Horta is expected to choose a new government after the two main parties failed to reach agreement on who should rule. East Timor's President Jose Ramos-Horta is expected to choose a new government after the main parties appeared to have failed to agree on who should rule.
Neither independence hero Xanana Gusmao's new National Congress for the Reconstruction of East Timor (CNRT) nor Fretilin won a majority in June's vote.Neither independence hero Xanana Gusmao's new National Congress for the Reconstruction of East Timor (CNRT) nor Fretilin won a majority in June's vote.
Fretilin says it has the right to govern because it won the most seats.Fretilin says it has the right to govern because it won the most seats.
But the CNRT has formed an alliance with smaller parties which would give it a majority in the legislature.But the CNRT has formed an alliance with smaller parties which would give it a majority in the legislature.
The election was seen as a fresh start for the young, impoverished nation after violent feuding between rival units in the fledgling army and police forces spilled onto the streets in mid-2006. The election was seen as a fresh start for the young, impoverished nation, after violent feuding between rival units in the fledgling army and police forces spilled onto the streets in mid-2006.
The former ruling party Fretilin, under former prime minister Mari Alkatiri, won 21 seats and the CNRT secured 18 seats.The former ruling party Fretilin, under former prime minister Mari Alkatiri, won 21 seats and the CNRT secured 18 seats.
The CNRT's alliance would give it 37 seats in the 65-member legislature and the party says it wishes to form a government.The CNRT's alliance would give it 37 seats in the 65-member legislature and the party says it wishes to form a government.
The constitution gives the president the right to settle the matter but Mr Ramos-Horta has already delayed a decision, saying he wanted the parties to come to an agreement. Because the rival parties have been unable to agree on the formation of a new government, the constitution gives the president the right to settle the matter.
Mr Ramos-Horta had already delayed making a decision, giving the CNRT and Fretilin until Monday to find a way forward.
The new parliament was sworn in last week.The new parliament was sworn in last week.