Local elections in East Timor 2004–2005
In the local elections in East Timor 2004-2005 , the members of the Suco Council, the Chefes de Aldeia (Aldeia-Chef) and the Chefes de Suco (Suco-Chef) were elected by the population for the first time in East Timor, which has been independent since 2002 .
Sucos are the smallest administrative unit in the country. It is presided over by an elected council and its chairman, the Chefe de Suco . Members of the council are the Chefes de Aldeia . Aldeias are village communities that have no clear boundaries within the sucos. Other members of the Suco Council are two women, two young people (one of each gender) and the Lian Nain ( German owner of the word ), a traditional figure of authority. In order not to come into conflict with the traditional power structures, only members of the respective ruling families were allowed to run for Chefe de Suco or Chefes de Aldeia in these actually democratic elections in parts of East Timor .
The elections took place on different dates in the individual districts :
- Bobonaro and Oe-Cusse Ambeno : December 2004
- Manatuto , Baucau and Lautém : March 2005
- Cova Lima , Ermera and Viqueque : May 2005
- Aileu , Ainaro and Manufahi : June 2005
- Dili and Liquiçá : September 2005
Web links
- Results of the elections ( Memento of August 4, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (Portuguese)
- Handbook on the elections ( Memento of January 23, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (Tetum; PDF; 12.3 MB)
- Laws and ordinances relating to the elections ( Memento of August 4, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (Portuguese)
supporting documents
- ↑ a b Secretariado Técnico de Administração Eleitoral STAE: Eleições do Conselho de Suco 2004/2005 ( Memento of August 4, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (Portuguese)
- ↑ Susana Barnes: Origins, Precedence and Social Order in the Domain of Ina Ama Beli Darlari , In: Land and life in Timor-Leste, p. 26.
