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Timor-Leste's 2017 elections: the presidential race commences
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Leach, M. |
| Copyright Year | 2017 |
| Abstract | Election year arrives again in Dili, with the presidential campaign starting today and culminating in a national vote on 20 March. While the president has a formal role in the formation of government, and holds a partial veto over legislation, executive power lies overwhelmingly with the prime minister and cabinet, making the 8 July parliamentary elections the more important of the two votes. The president’s position is nonetheless highly esteemed, and is backed by a direct popular mandate that brings much symbolic power to the incumbent to use as a “bully pulpit.” |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://researchbank.swinburne.edu.au/file/2c7561fe-05f4-4045-8141-d899d4828517/1/2017-leach-timor-lestes_2017_elections_the.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
