DILI, 30 april 2022 (TATOLI) – The Newly Elected President of the Republic, Jose Ramos Horta, and the President of the National Parliament, Aniceto Guterres Lopes discussed preparation for the Presidential Inauguration Ceremony to be held on may 19.
“We talked about programs and the agenda for the Presidential Inauguration Ceremony,” Horta told reporters after meeting the President of the National Parliament, Aniceto Guterres Lopes, in Dili, on friday.
Horta said according to Timor-Leste’s Constitution, the new President of the Republic shall assume office upon taking the oath in the presence of the President of the National Parliament.
As article 77(1) of Timor-Leste’s Constitution defines: “The President of the Republic shall be sworn in by the Speaker of the National Parliament and shall be inaugurated in a public ceremony before the members of the National Parliament and the representatives of the other organs of sovereignty.”
“Previously, I also discussed the Inauguration Ceremony with the outgoing President Francisco Guterres ‘Lu Olo’ and the Secretary-General of the Fretilin, Mari Alkatiri. We want a good Presidential Inauguration Ceremony,” Horta said.
Socio-Economic Crisis
During the meeting, Horta also raised the socio-economic crisis that is currently affecting some countries in the world.
“I raised the current socio-economic crisis that seems to affect the world and Timor-Leste. It’s a difficult situation for our country and therefore, the National Leaders, Parliament, Government, and the President of the Republic must cooperate to find good solutions to save Timorese people from any worst situation in the future,” Horta said.
He said Timor-Leste needed to prepare its Policy Responses to the Socio-Economic Crisis: “All national leaders need to work together to prepare Policy Response to the Socio-Economic Crisis to save the poor from getting poorer.”
“We might not be able to control the socio-economic crisis from affecting Timor-Leste because it emerged from the Ukraine-Russia war and the major backlog of cargo and container ships in front of Shanghai’s port, following China’s tough new lockdown. We have already experienced some of the effects, such as the rising prices of gasoline and diesel as well as the necessities like food and so on,” he stressed.
Journalist: Filomeno Martins
Editor: Nelia Borges Rosario
