Mouth accepts, heart refuses

President of the Republic Francisco Guterres Lu Olo. 

Every person born has a mouth. The mouth is one part of the human body. The mouth has its own function that is different from other bodily functions. There is no other body part that can replace the function of the mouth other than the mouth itself. The mouth has special roles and advantages.

The main function of the mouth is the entrance of food and drinks into the body so the body is healthy and strong. Eat and drink every day as needed. In addition, the mouth also has a main function in speaking. Talk anywhere, anytime, and with anyone. Speaking becomes a tool of communication between people and everyday tools of social interaction as social beings.

The mouth used to talk is closely related to the heart and mind. This overflow from the heart and mind comes out in the form of words or words. Mouth can also represent an arrogant heart or a humble heart. These sayings or words are of a constructive nature and some are of a dropping nature. Some are sweet and some are bitter.

With this in mind, let us try to examine the mouths of politicians in Timor-Leste relating to the political deadlock that has occurred since 2017 until now there has been no solution.

On February 10, 2020, President Lu Olo, called on all political parties that have seats in the National Parliament to carry out political movements to provide a good solutions to the current political situation. The CNRT party as one of the largest political parties in Timor-Leste response immediately by successfully forming a new coalition with five small parties to form a new government on 22 February.

Six political parties consisting of the CNRT party, Democratic Party, KHUNTO party, UDT, PUDD and Frenti-Mudansa have signed a coalition deed to form the Ninth government in the CNRT party office.

"With that, today we have formed a new coalition to provide solutions to the actual situation through forming a new government" CNRT party president Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão through a press conference at the CNRT party office, Bairro Grilos, Dili Saturday, February 22, 2020.

"We will stop the political impasse and we have signed the deed. We believe that these 34 seats will guarantee the stability of the new government, " Xanana said.

This solution has received a response full of threats from President Lu Olo. Initially he asked the political parties to form a new coalition but his heart refused the presence of this coalition that must think carefully if they want to re-nominate nine cabinet members who are still rejected inauguration since June 2018.

"The CNRT is thinking carefully if it wants to re-nominate a list of nine people," President Lu Olo told reporters at the new building of Finance Minister's office at Aitarak-Laran in Dili, Monday 24 February 2020.

"Everyone already knows that the President of the Republic has not installed them. Finally, because only these people crossed over, rejecting the 2020 state budget, a budget for all the people, making the government and the Prime Minister, Taur Matan Ruak just like this. Therefore to re-nominate the list of nine people, the CNRT or parties think carefully! Think carefully! I repeated again, thinking carefully ".

Many commentators who responded to President Lu Olo's statement would only extend this political impasse in Timor-Leste.

Although there has been no official statement from the new coalition that whether they will continue to put nine cabinet candidates on their list or not, according to CNRT party president Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão's statement through GRANDE INTERVISTA on GMNTV on 7 February 2020 that his party will not replacing people who are still pending because this is about the principles and credibility of his party.

The results of the meeting of the national leaders in the last few weeks have decided and agreed on the fresh election as the last solution to stop this political impasse and provide opportunities for political parties to form a new coalition to form a new government. But the answer from President Lu Olo himself was already contradictory to his statement on 10 February.

And earlier on February 21, President Lu Olo gladly stated that he would accept and support a new coalition to form a new government in order to stop the political impasse but on February 24 his heart refused.