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East Timor's ruling Fretilin Party has gone on the defensive, rejecting outright allegations of voter intimidation in Monday's presidential poll. Fretilin has been accused of harrassing voters to support its candidate Francisco "Lu Olo" Guterres.

Presenter/Interviewer - Linda LoPresti
Speakers - Arsenio Bano, East Timor's Labour Minister and a Fretilin presidential spokesperson

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East Timor will now have an anxious wait for an outcome and hope the situation remains calm. But there are fears any early claim of victory will raise the potential for violence. A confident Fretilin Party believes it will have be able to claim victory.

Presenter/Interviewer - Karon Snowdon
Speakers - Jose Fernandes, Fretilin Deputy Secretary-General and Official representative of Fretilin candidate and Party Chairman Fransisco Gutterres; Associate Professor Damian Kingsbury from Deakin University is with the Victorian Local Governance Observer Group in East Timor

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East Timor's election fever has gripped the President, who is due to step down in May. Xanana Gusmao has announced the formation of a new party. The new CNRT, the National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction aims to loosen the grip of East Timor's biggest party Fretilin.

Presenter/Interviewer - Karon Snowdon
Speakers - Xanana Gusmao, President of East Timor, Jorge Teme, spokesman for Fretilin Mudansa and former Ambassador to Australia

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The ruling Fretilin party in East Timor is the nation's biggest. Fretilin leaders once led the struggle against Indonesian rule but now divisions have emerged.

Presenter/Interviewer - Sen Lam
Speaker - Jorge da Conceicao Teme, foreign affairs spokesman, Fretilin Modanca reform party