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Aniceto Guterres swearing-in of the New CNE’s President José Agostinho Belo

Aniceto Guterres swearing-in of the  New  CNE’s President José Agostinho Belo

DILI, 16 august 2021, (TATOLI) – The President of the National Parliament, Aniceto Guterres Lopes swear in the new President of CNE (National Electoral Commission), José Agostinho da Costa Belo, replacing his predecessor, Alcino Baris.

The new composition of CNE was made up of Joseé Agostinho da Costa as the President, while the rest are the new commissaries, including Odete Maria Belo, Alcino de Araujo Baris, Carlito Martins, Antonino Gonçalves, Domingos Barreto, and Olavio da Costa Monteiro de Almeida.

Speaking during the swearing-in ceremony, the President of the National Parliament, Aniceto Lopes Guterres, on behalf of the National Parliament congratulated the CNE’s newly elected president and his members.

“Electoral Management Bodies are existed and functioned to ensure the dynamics of democratization under the fundamental principles of democracy,” Guterres made the comments, at the National Parliament, in Dili, today.

He said, therefore, the existence and the functionality of the electoral management bodies must be based on professionalism to guarantee integrity, impartiality, and objectivity: “CNE must ensure the quality of the democracy and elections. These principles are the essential criteria for the electoral management bodies. if they function without these principles, then it would lead to a vulnerable and paralyzed democracy,” said Guterres.

At the same place, the newly elected CNE’s President, Jose da Costa Agostinho Pereira pledged to improve the work of the CNE to ensure its credibility and earn the public trust.

“We will collaborate with the Technical Secretariat for Electoral Administration (STAE) and consulting the former CNE’s president to ensure a good election in the country,” said Pereira.

Pereira added: “The votes of the people will be highly valued, and we will look after the votes of the people with responsibility and impartiality.”

 

Journalist: Filomeno Martins 

Editor: Nelia Borges Rosario 

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