2009 East Timorese local elections

none Local elections were held in East Timor on 9 October 2009 to elect for Village Chiefs (Chefe do Suco) and delegates for Village Councils (Conselho do Suco) in 442 sucos (villages). It included the election of Hamlet Chiefs (Chefe do Aldeia) in aldeias (communities).'Stable, Steady Approach' Vital To Long-term Peace In Timor-leste, Head Of United Nations Integrated Mission Tells Security Council https://www.easttimorlawandjusticebulletin.com/2009/10/stable-steady-approach-vital-to-long.html easttimorlawandjusticebulletin.com East Timor Law & Justice Bulletin 29 April 2020 24 October 2009 On 9 October, successful elections for community authorities were held in a generally peaceful atmosphere, he said, with the United Nations police (UNPOL) and the Timorese National Police (PNTL) eproviding country-wide security.Governance and Civil Society in Timor-Leste https://asiafoundation.org/resources/pdfs/TimorLesteGovernance.pdf asiafoundation.org The Asia Foundation 30 April 2020 1 PDF In October 2009 the people of Timor-Leste will again go to the ballot box to elect their suco or sub-district representatives. Elected officials will serve a six-year term.LAW 3/2009, of 8 July 2009 - Community Leaderships and Their Election https://www.laohamutuk.org/Agri/EnvLaw/Law%203-2009CommunityLeadersEn.pdf laohamutuk.org La'o Hamutuk: The Timor-Leste Institute for Development Monitoring and Analysis 30 April 2020 PDF thumb|Poster calling for greater participation by women in the local elections in East Timor in 2009. On 13 October 2009, although no official parties participated in the election as electoral laws prohibited candidates from representing any political parties, Fretilin claimed victory in the said election saying that they "picked up 56% of positions with another 10% of positions being taken by FRETILIN and allied party shared tickets. In Dili FRETILIN won 60% of the Suco leadership positions."Statement by the Spokesperson of the IV Constitutional Government on October 15, 2009 http://timor-leste.gov.tl/?p=1969&lang=en timor-leste.gov.tl 30 April 2020 15 October 2009 References External links 2009 Election Results Category:2009 elections in Asia Category:2009 in Timor-Leste Category:October 2009 in Asia Category:Local elections in Timor-Leste