National Parliament (East Timor)

The National Parliament (Tetum: Parlamentu Nasionál, Portuguese: Parlamento Nacional) is the unicameral national legislature in East Timor. It was created in 2001 as the Constituent Assembly while the country was still under the supervision of the United Nations, but renamed itself to the National Parliament with the attaining of national independence on 20 May 2002.

National Parliament

Tetum: Parlamentu Nasionál
Portuguese: Parlamento Nacional
5th National Parliament
Emblem of the National Parliament
Type
Type
History
Founded20 May 2002
Leadership
President
Aniceto Guterres Lopes (Fretilin)
since 19 May 2020
Vice-Presidents
Maria Angelina Lopes Saremento (People's Liberation Party)
Luis Roberto da Sliva (KHUNTO)
Structure
Seats65 MPs
Political groups
Government (41)
  •   FRETILIN (23)
  •   PLP (8)
  •   KHUNTO (5)
  •   PD (5)

Opposition (24)

  •   CNRT (21)
  •   UDT (1)
  •   FM (1)
  •   PUDD (1)
Length of term
5 years
AuthorityTitle III, Part III, Constitution of East Timor
Elections
Party-list proportional representation
D'Hondt method
Closed list
Last election
12 May 2018
Next election
Around May 2023 or earlier
Website
parlamento.tl
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Structure

National Parliament has 65 members, elected every 5 years through party-list proportional representation voting. The three main components of concerning parliament in East Timor are the National Parliament, the Prime Minister, and the President.

President

The President is elected in a separate election from National Parliament, and their role is the head of state. They are able to reject certain legislation, but their role is limited by the Constitution. The current President, as of 20 May 2017, is Francisco Guterres.

Prime Minister

The President appoints the Prime Minister, but it is expected that the President will select the leader chosen by the largest party/coalition. Essentially, if no one party is able to form a majority in its own right, then all the members of parliament subsequently elect the head of government. The Prime Minister carries out the function of the head of government. The current Prime Minister, as of 22 June 2018, is Taur Matan Ruak.

Elections
Main article: East Timorese parliamentary election, 2018

Elections are held every 5 years using a party-list proportional representation voting system to elect 65 members to the National Assembly. Voting is voluntary for all East Timorese citizens over the age of 17. There have been five elections for the parliament in East Timor: 2001, 2007, 2012, 2017, and 2018.

Current members

The 5th National Parliament of East Timor currently consists of 65 members elected in the 2018 election. 34 members are from Alliance for Change and Progress (CNRT–PLP–KHUNTO), 23 are from Fretilin, 5 are from the Democratic Party (PD), and 3 are from Democratic Development Forum (PUDD–UDT–FM–PDN). Each of these MPs will serve a 5-year term, which began in June 2018.[1]

List of Presidents of the National Parliament
#PortraitNameTook officeEnd officePartyNotes
1Francisco Guterres20 May 200231 July 2007Fretilin[2]
2Fernando de Araújo8 August 200730 July 2012Democratic Party[3]
3Vicente Guterres30 July 20122016CNRT[4]
4Adérito Hugo da Costa20162017CNRT[5]
5Aniceto Guterres Lopes5 September 20172018Fretilin[6]
6Arão Noé da Costa Amaral5 April 20182019CNRT[7]

Composition of the National Parliament since 2001
  • 2001-2007
  • 2018-2020
  • 2020-2023

See also

References
  1. "IFES Election Guide | Elections: East Timor Parliament 2012". www.electionguide.org.
  2. https://www.parlamento.tl/node/510
  3. https://www.parlamento.tl/node/281
  4. https://www.parlamento.tl/node/281
  5. https://www.parlamento.tl/node/281
  6. https://www.parlamento.tl/node/281
  7. https://www.parlamento.tl/node/285

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