Abstract
This study identifies and explains the factors that have shaped the evolution of the competitive political party system in East Timor from its beginnings in the 1970s to the difficult and sometimes violent transition since independence in 2002 towards a semi-developed competitive party system. It reviews the organizational character of the two major Parties: FRETILIN and the CNRT and the minor parties in the national parliament and the nature of intra-party factionalism in contemporary politics in what is an under-institutionalized and a predominantly personalistic system.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 167-186 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs |
Volume | 39 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 24 Jan 2020 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2020 |