Although elections were held in East Timor already in June 2007, the formation of a new government was significantly delayed; until now. Yesterday, President Jose Ramos-Horta, decided that the former independence leader and first President of the young nation, Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão is to be the new PM. While the formation of a new government had not been possible following the June elections (it was an even race between the Fretilin party and Mr Gusmao’s new National Congress for the Reconstruction of East Timor (CNRT)) the president subsequently decided on the matter. Apparently, according to East Timorese constitutional law,…