tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4441593467864724337.post7024183057695078786..comments2024-03-28T20:00:44.639+11:00Comments on East Timor Law and Justice Bulletin: Taur Matan Ruak: First Candidate For 2012 Presidential Elections In Timor Leste?Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14359692951995091025noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4441593467864724337.post-28263429832111319492012-01-12T18:17:48.578+11:002012-01-12T18:17:48.578+11:00Slight inaccuracy in the article. In 2007, CNRT w...Slight inaccuracy in the article. In 2007, CNRT was asked to form a government because it had contested the elections as part of an electoral (rather than just a political coalition) that gathered more votes than FRETILIN. In other words, Ramos-Horta did not do Xanana a favor, and therefore Xanana is not likely to be indebted to him. FRETILIN lost the opportunity to form a government because it was outmaneuvered politically. It could have put together an electoral coalition, but it chose not to do so. Ergo, it lost to the CNRT coalition.Mauricionoreply@blogger.com