Fretilin excluded from East Timor coalition government Slug: East Timor violence Reporter: Sara Everingham Radio

Australia Date: 16/07/2012 !TR" To East Timor# $here %rime &inister 'anana (usmao)s *!RT part+ is moving to$ards ,orming a coalition government.is part+ $on the most seats in last $ee/end)s election 0ut not enough ,or a ma1orit+2ast Sunda+ his part+ held a national con,erence to decide $hich parties to invite to 0e coalition partnersThe da+ ended $ith several violent incidents# mostl+ in the capital DiliRadio Australia3s Sara Everingham reportsTE'T t)s 1ust over a $ee/ since people in East Timor $ent to the polls'anana (usmao)s *!RT %art+ $on the most votes in the election 0ut it needs to ,orm a coalition to govern2ast Sunda+ the part+ held a national con,erence to consider its optionsThe part+)s secretar+ general# Dionisio 4a0o Soares# sa+s the decision $as made to pursue a coalition $ith t$o smaller parties the Democratic %art+ and 5rente6&udancaThe part+ ruled out teaming up $ith the large 5retilin %art+ to ,orm a grand coalition or a national unit+ governmentThe *!RT)s 4a0o Soares sa+s o,,icial negotiations $ith the t$o smaller parties $ill 0egin once East Timor)s court o, appeal con,irms the vote countS"ARES *2 % 1 7&ale# English8: 9:e actuall+ $ill $ait until the court o, appeal has made its decision and then move ,or$ard $ith negotiations $ith the political parties-; A,ter last $ee/)s poll# East Timor $as congratulated on running a smooth and peace,ul election4ut on Sunda+ night there $as roc/ thro$ing in parts o, DiliSandra &c(uire ,rom the <nited !ations &ission in East Timor said => cars had 0een hit $ith stones&*(< RE *2 % 1 75emale# English8: 9"n Sunda+ night there $ere scattered incidents o, unrest ,ollo$ing the announcement that the *!RT $as ,orming a coalition $ith t$o other

parties to ,orm government- There $ere stonings o, cars and t$o incidents in the districts outside o, Dili- 4ut this morning ever+thing)s ?uiet-; The incidents outside Dili included the 0urning o, a shop and the 0urning o, a house@ 0oth $ere in di,,erent areas%olice have con,irmed that one person has died ,rom in1uries su,,ered ,rom Sunda+ clashSandra &c(uire ,rom the <! mission sa+s the Timorese police $ill investigate $hat caused the unrest5retilin said *!RT delegates had made denigrating comments a0out 5retilin at its national con,erence $hich $as 0roadcast nationall+%art+ spo/esman# Aose TeiBeiraTE 'E RA *2 % 1 7&ale# English8: 9The event $as a spontaneous emotional reaction 0+ some people here in Dili# primaril+ in t$o or three locations in Dili# as the result o, some statements made 0+ some delegates to a *!RT special con,erence in Dili on Sunda+- These statements that insulted and denigrated the historic role o, 5retilin# it)s something that is still an emotive issue ,or some people- t doesn)t ,orgive# it doesn)t eBcuse an+ act o, violence- 4ut +ou /no$ mean it $as a highl+ provocative thing to have occurred-; 4ut the *!RT %art+)s Dionisio 4a0o Soares re1ects that.e sa+s 5retilin supporters had high eBpectations o, 0eing part o, the coalition governmentS"ARES *2 % 2 7&ale# English8: 9:ell $e $ent through their statements that the+ $as made +esterda+# $ere made +esterda+ during the de0ate# nothing $as done against 5retilin!othing $hatsoever# an+ $ords# either insults or# $hat do +ou call itC# insulting 5retilin# as $hat $e have received in the past-; This election is 0eing seen as a test ,or East Timor 0ecause the <nited !ations peace/eeping mission is preparing to leave the countr+ 0+ the end o, the +earSandra &c(uire said the <! police pla+ed a supporting role 0ut she said it $as mostl+ East Timor)s police ,orce that responded&*(< RE *2 % 2 75emale# English8: 9 thin/ $e can ta/e pleasure in the ,act that the situation $as handled primaril+ 0+ the national police and the+ handled it $ell-; 4ut Aose TeiBeira sa+s 5retilin has received complaints a0out the police response%olice have con,irmed that included ,iring $arning shots into the air and using tear gasTE 'E RA *2 % 2 7&ale# English8: 9:e)ve alread+ reported the matter to the om0udsman ,or human rights and 1ustice- must sa+ that have had m+ share o, phone calls toda+ ,rom constituents $ho $ere tal/ing a0out $hat $as an overDealous reaction- 4ut let)s leave it to the authorities to investigation-;

Sandra &c(uire ,rom the <! mission said police $ere still dealing $ith poc/ets o, unrest in Dili and in the districts- She said ,or the most part it)s still calmEEE