Fretilin

Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor
Frente Revolucionária de Timor-Leste Independente
AbbreviationFRETILIN
PresidentFrancisco "Lu Olo" Guterres
Secretary-GeneralMari Alkatiri
Founded20 May 1974 (1974-05-20) (ASDT)
11 September 1974 (Fretilin)
HeadquartersAvenida Martires da Patria, Comoro, Dili, East Timor
IdeologyDemocratic socialism
Left-wing nationalism
Political positionCentre-left[1]
International affiliationProgressive Alliance
ColoursRed, black, and yellow
National Parliament
23 / 65
Party flag

The Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor (Portuguese: Frente Revolucionária de Timor-Leste Independente, Fretilin) is a centre-left[1] political party in East Timor. They hold 23 of 65 seats in the National Parliament.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "East Timor country profile". BBC. 26 February 2018. Commonly known as "Lu Olo", Mr Guterres leads the centre-left Fretilin party and is a former guerrilla, having fought against Indonesia's occupation of East Timor.