Arão Defiant After Dismissal from Parliament Presidency
DILI, May 19, 2020 (TATOLI) – The former President of the National Parliament (PN), Arão Noé Amaral is refusing to recognise the result of today’s vote, which saw his dismissed
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Police Called After Chaotic Scenes in Parliament, as New Leader Elected
DILI, 19 May 2020 (TATOLI) – The parliamentary bench lay buckled on its side. Members armed themselves with chairs. Police officers fanned out across the gallery, some shaking
Vice-President Forced out of Parliament as Bitter Dispute Turns Physical
DILI, 18 May 2020, (TATOLI) – The Vice-President of the National Parliament (PN), Maria Angelina Sarmento, has been physically removed from a plenary session this morning, after she tried to
Amid the Coronavirus Crisis, Leader calls to Shut Down Parliament
DILI, May 14, 2020 (TATOLI) – The leader of the National Parliament, Arão Noé Amaral is calling for President Francisco Guterres to dissolve parliament and call an election, citing a “serious
PN President Araõ Rejects Dismissal Push
DILI, 11 May 2020 (TATOLI) – The President of the National Parliament (PPN), Arão Noé Amaral, has dismissed calls for his sacking by three rival parties as unfounded, and
PN President Noe Throws the Book at MPs
DILI, 15 October 2019 (TATOLI) — The President of Timor-Leste’s National Parliament, Arão Noe de Jesus da Costa Amaral, has urged his parliamentary colleagues to brush up on international
Parliament votes for action to protect people with disabilities
DILI, 01 October 2019 (TATOLI) – The National Parliament (NP) has voted unanimously to recommend parliament take “further measures” to protect people with disabilities – but stopped short of