East Timor Prime Minister To Resign Amid Crisis
Matthew Borghese - All Headline News Staff Writer Dili, East Timor (AHN) - According to the Foreign Minister, the Prime Minister of East Timor will resign, ending weeks of speculation. Foreign Minister Jose Ramos-Horta says Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri will hand in his resignation to the Central Committee of Fretilin, the nation's ruling party. According to the Portuguese news agency, Lusa, "A formal statement will then be made to the country, if the resignation is accepted." According to Reuters, the former Portuguese colony has been torn by weeks of arson attacks and killings that started after Alkatiri sacked army troops when they protested about alleged discrimination against soldiers from the west of the country. Alkatiri has vowed not to resign. President Xanana Gusmao appeared on Friday to withdraw a threat to quit if Alkatiri did not step down.
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