National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction

The National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (Portuguese: Congresso Nacional de Reconstrução de Timor, CNRT) is a political party in East Timor founded by former President Xanana Gusmão in March 2007 in preparation for the 2007 parliamentary election.^[2]

LeaderXanana Gusmão

FoundedMarch 2007

HeadquartersBairo Gurilhus, Dili

Youth wingYouth Party Organisation

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National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction Congresso Nacional de Reconstrução de Timor
Leader	Xanana Gusmão
Founded	March 2007
Headquarters	Bairo Gurilhus, Dili
Youth wing	Youth Party Organisation
Women's wing	Women's Party Organisation
Ideology	Social democracy
Political position	Centre-left[1]
Colours	Blue, White, Green, Gold, Brown
National Parliament	31 / 65 (48%)
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Website
partidocnrt.com
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According to provisional results, the party won 24.10% of the vote in the 2007 election, placing second behind FRETILIN, which won 29%. Based on the results, the CNRT would have 18 seats in parliament.^[3] In early July, the CNRT agreed to form a coalition with the Timorese Social Democratic Association–Social Democratic Party alliance and the Democratic Party to gain a parliamentary majority.^[4] The party, with its coalition partners, participated in talks with FRETILIN later in the month, with President José Ramos-Horta calling for the formation of a national unity government,^[5] but these talks were not successful. After weeks of dispute between the CNRT-led coalition and FRETILIN over who should form the government, Ramos-Horta announced on 6 August that the coalition would form the government and that Gusmão would become prime minister.^[6][7]

The main party of three-party coalition, Alliance of Change for Progress (AMP), National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction, led by independence hero Xanana Gusmao, was in power from 2007–17, but leader of Fretilin Mari Alkatiri formed a coalition government after July 2017 parliamentary election. However, the new minority government soon fell, meaning second general election in May 2018.^[8] In June 2018, former president and independence fighter Jose Maria de Vasconcelos known as Taur Matan Ruak of three-party coalition, Alliance of Change for Progress (AMP), became the new prime minister.^[9]