At first, the UN, like many Timorese, including José Ramos-Horta, the country’s Nobel Laureate president who won election last May, had hoped that a national unity government could be formed.
Ni Fretilin, l’ancien parti au pouvoir, ni CNRT, le nouveau parti dirigé par Xanana Gusmão, héros de la résistance à l’occupation indonésienne, n’a remporté de nette majorité.