
East Timor 2007
Yearbook 2007 Timor. According to CountryAAH, Dili is the capital city of Timor-Leste. The young nation was also characterized by political unrest in 2007. Following a violent election campaign, during which dozens of people were injured and a few hundred were arrested, presidential elections were held in April and May. In the decisive round, Prime Minister Jos谷 Ramos-Horta, who was running for independence, triumphed over Fretilin's candidate Francisco Guterres. In the June parliamentary elections, Fretilin became the single largest party with 29 percent of the vote, which was about half the result in the 2001 election. percent. After a month of unsuccessful government talks, the new president commissioned his predecessor Gusmão to form a coalition government with two other parties. The new government is supported by 37 of Parliament's 65…