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Lurdes Silva-Carneiro de SOUSA, p. 299-311

Faits et commentaires sur les �lections constituantes de 2001 � Timor Est
Organis�es par la Mission des Nations Unies au Timor oriental (Untaet), les premi�res �lections d�mocratiques y ont eu lieu le 30 Ao�t 2001. Avec plus de 90 % de taux de participation au vote, les Est-Timorais ont �lu leur repr�sentants pour une Assembl�e qui sera charg�e de r�diger la future constitution du territoire lorsque celui-ci acc�dera � l’ind�pendance. Seize partis politiques ont �t� enregistr�s par la commission �lectorale des Nations Unies.
Ces premiers r�sultats �lectoraux confirment la victoire �crasante du Fretilin avec plus de 50 % des votes. Plusieurs facteurs ont s�rement pes� dans le choix des �lecteurs, mais ils ont en tout premier lieu vot� en faveur d’un mouvement qui a �t� depuis 1974 l’expression du nationalisme est-timorais.

Alguns factos e coment�rios a prop�sito das elei��es constituintes de 2001 em Timor Leste
A Miss�o das Na��es Unidas em Timor Leste teve ao seu cargo a organiza��o das primeiras elei��es democr�ticas do territ�rio no passado dia 30 de Agosto de 2001. Com uma taxa de participa��o ultrapassando os 90 %, os timorenses escolheram pelo seu voto os deputados da Assembleia, cuja tarefa � de escrever uma constitui��o a ser adoptada quando o territ�rio se tornar independente. Dezasseis partidos pol�ticos foram registados pela Comiss�o eleitoral independente criada pelas Na��es Unidas.
Destas primeiras elei��es democr�ticas salienta-se a vit�ria esmagadora da Fretilin com mais de 50 % dos votos. V�rios factores ter�o pesado na escolha dos eleitores, sendo o reconhecimento de um movimento de liberta��o que melhor exprimiu o nacionalismo timorense, o factor certamente predominante.

Some Facts and Comments on the 2001 East Timor Constituent Assembly Election
The United Nations Mission in East Timor successfully organised the first democratic elections on 30 August 2001. With a turnout rate of more than 90 %, the East Timorese have thus elected their deputies for the National Assembly, which will have the major task of writing a Constitution for an independent East Timor. Sixteen political parties have been registered by the Independent Electoral Commission established by the United Nations.
These first electoral results have come as a confirmation of the overwhelming popular support for Fretilin with more than 50 % of the votes at the national level. Although many factors have certainly determined East Timor’s voting choice, the people of East Timor have clearly chosen to favour the liberation movement that has embodied East Timorese nationalism since 1974.