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East Timor PM resigns after government coalition collapses
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| Contributor | Bojicat |
| Last Edited | Bojicat Feb 25, 2020 12:07pm |
| Category | News |
| News Date | Feb 25, 2020 12:00pm |
| Description | DILI (Reuters) -- The prime minister of East Timor has sent a letter of resignation to the president, he said on Tuesday, as the tiny Southeast Asian nation faces new political instability after the collapse of a coalition supporting him in parliament.
The prime minister has repeatedly failed to secure passage of a budget for 2020 after the largest party in his coalition, the National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT) party of independence hero Xanana Gusmao, withdrew support.
"I have sent a (resignation) letter to the president," Taur Matan Ruak, who goes by a popular name rather than his birthname of Jose Maria de Vasconcelos, told reporters after meeting President Francisco Guterres.
Ruak said he was prepared to stay in office until the resignation was accepted so as "to guarantee government activities in our country". |
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