Gusmao party forms coalition

A party set up by former East Timor president Xanana Gusmao has lined up partners to form a coalition government in the wake of last week's parliamentary elections, party leaders said on Friday. "We have decided to make an alliance for the stability of the country. We will work to establish terms of reference ...," Gusmao told a news conference.
Gusmao's CNRT party, which the resistance hero established this year as a vehicle to become prime minister, formed an alliance with the Association of Timorese Democrats-Social Democratic Party (ASDT-PSD) and the Democratic Party. The coalition has a combined 51 percent of the vote and is expected to hold 37 seats in the 65-chamber parliament.