East Timorese parliamentary election, 2001

East Timorese parliamentary election, 2001

Elections for the 88-member Constituent Assembly [ [http://www.un.org/peace/etimor/untaetR/reg20012.pdf United Nations] ] were held on August 30, 2001, the second anniversary of the autonomy referendum, which resulted in a plurality of seats for the FRETLIN party. The Assembly nominated a transitional Council of Ministers [ [http://www.un.org/peace/etimor/untaetR/2001-28.pdf United Nations] ] the following month. The Council of Ministers had 24 members and was led by transitional Chief Minister Mari Alkatiri.

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Aftermath

The Constituent Assembly completed work on a draft constitution and this was promulgated in March 2002, [ [http://www.constitution.org/cons/east_timor/constitution-eng.htm constitution.org] ] the Assembly would serve as the parliament of East Timor following independence. Presidential elections were held in April in which Xanana Gusmao was elected president of a future independent East Timor. East Timor became an independent state on May 20, 2002.

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