The National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (, CNRT) is a political party in East Timor founded by former President Xanana Gusmão in March 2007 in preparation for the 2007 parliamentary election."East Timor president to lead new political party", ABC Radio Australia, 27 March 2007.
According to provisional results, the party won 24.10% of the vote in the 2007 election, placing second behind FRETILIN, which won 29%. Based on the results, the CNRT would have 18 seats in parliament."National Provisional Results from the 30 June 2007 Parliamentary Elections" , Comissão Nacional de Eleições Timor-Leste, 9 July 2007. In early July, the CNRT agreed to form a coalition with the Timorese Social Democratic Association–Social Democratic Party alliance and the Democratic Party to gain a parliamentary majority."Coalition govt for East Timor", AFP (World News Australia), 6 July 2007. The party, with its coalition partners, participated in talks with FRETILIN later in the month, with President José Ramos-Horta calling for the formation of a national unity government,"Political deadlock looms in Timor", Associated Press (Herald Sun), 24 July 2007. but these talks were not successful. After weeks of dispute between the CNRT-led coalition and FRETILIN over who should form the government, Ramos-Horta announced on 6 August that the coalition would form the government and that Gusmão would become prime minister."East Timor's Independence Hero To Be Next Prime Minister" , VOA News, 6 August 2007.Lindsay Murdoch, "Violence greets Horta's PM decision", smh.com.au, 6 August 2007.
The main party of three-party coalition, Alliance of Change for Progress (AMP), National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction, led by independence hero Xanana Gusmao, was in power from 2007–17, but leader of Fretilin Mari Alkatiri formed a coalition government after July 2017 parliamentary election. However, the new minority government soon fell, meaning second general election in May 2018. In June 2018, former president and independence fighter Jose Maria de Vasconcelos known as Taur Matan Ruak of three-party coalition, Alliance of Change for Progress (AMP), became the new prime minister.
Election results
Presidential elections Election Candidate 1st round Share of votes Result 2nd round Share of votes Result 2022 José Ramos-Horta 303,477 46.56% Runoff 398,028 62.10%
Legislative elections Election Leader Votes Seats Position Status Total % ± 2007 Xanana Gusmão 100,175 24.10% 2nd 2012 172,831 36.66% 12 1st 2017 167,330 29.46% 8 2nd 2018309,66349.58% 1 1st (until 2020) (from 2020) 2023 288,289 41.63% 10 1st
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