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Wobbly democracy for East Timor « Thread Started on Jul 15,

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Wobbly democracy for East Timor « Thread Started on Jul 15, 2007, 9:38pm » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Wobbly democracy for East Timor By Fabio Scarpello read at source> http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_ ... 2.htmlDILI - Democracy is taking hold in East Timor, but the inconclusive result of recent parliamentary elections is raising the specter of new political confrontation rather than resolution. The June 30 polls were held against the backdrop of last year's political violence, which saw then-prime minister Mari Alkatiri step down in the wake of political violence after the army split on regional lines and international peacekeepers were called in torestore calm.