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The opposition Fretilin party believes this is a case of corruption and nepotism.
Global Voices in English » East Timor: Ricegate scandal 2009
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But the victory ensures that Fretilin will dominate the island nation's first government.
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Fretilin has reportedly already drafted its own Constitution.
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On one view this new CNRT, with refugees from Fretilin, PD and elsewhere, is little more than a political vehicle for Xanana.
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Unlike Gusmo, Alkatiri has not apologized publicly for the alleged atrocities committed by Fretilin and its Falintil guerrillas during the struggle against Indonesia.
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"A big Fretilin win could kill the dynamic of debate and compromise," warns Agio Pereira, a former member of the United Nations-sponsored National Council, the territory's recently disbanded Legislature.
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According to the final result, announced on 11 July, Fretilin has obtained 21 seats, followed by CNRT with 18 seats, ASDT/PSD with 11 seats, PD with eight seats, PUN with three seats, the Democratic Alliance with two seats and UNDERTIM with two seats.
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Election results to be announced this week indicate that the Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor, or Fretilin, has likely won a commanding 55 out of 88 parliamentary seats in a vote held on Aug. 30.
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They could quickly clash over economic policy: Gusmo worries that Fretilin leaders do not share the modern, investor-friendly outlook necessary to attract badly needed foreign capital.
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Going into the election, Fretilin -- formed in the 1970s and banned by Indonesia when it invaded in December 1975 -- was the only party most East Timorese had ever heard of.
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