2017 East Timorese presidential election
Presidential elections were held in East Timor on 20 March 2017. Incumbent President Taur Matan Ruak, who was eligible for a second term, chose not to run for re-election.[1] The result was a victory for Francisco Guterres of FRETILIN.[2]
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Electoral system
The President of East Timor is elected using the two-round system.[3] If it had been required, a second round would have been held on 20 April.[1]
Candidates
- José Neves (Independent),[4] a former guerilla leader and was deputy commissioner of the Anti-Corruption Commission (Comissão Anti-Corrupção (CAC)) until July 2016.
- António da Conceição (Democratic Party)
- José Luís Guterres (Frenti-Mudança)
- Amorim Vieira (Independent)
- Luís Alves Tilman (Independent)
- Francisco Guterres (FRETILIN)
- Antonio Maher Lopes (Socialist Party of Timor)
- Ángela Freitas (Timorese Workers' Party)
Results
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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Francisco Guterres | FRETILIN | 295,048 | 57.1 |
António da Conceição | Democratic Party | 167,794 | 32.5 |
José Luís Guterres | Frenti-Mudança | 13,513 | 2.6 |
José Neves | Independent | 11,663 | 2.3 |
Luís Alves Tilman | Independent | 11,125 | 2.2 |
Antonio Maher Lopes | Socialist Party of Timor | 9,102 | 1.8 |
Ángela Freitas | Timorese Workers' Party | 4,353 | 0.8 |
Amorim Vieira | Independent | 4,283 | 0.8 |
Invalid/blank votes | 11,932 | – | |
Total | 528,813 | 100 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 743,150 | 71.2 | |
Source: CNE |
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References
- East Timor to hold presidential poll in March Straits Times, 18 January 2017
- Francisco Guterres Lu-Olo eleito Presidente de Timor-Leste Expresso, 21 March 2017
- Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste IFES
- ""Samala-Rua" Deklara Kandidatura Ba Pezidenti Republika 2017-2022". SuaraTimorLorosae (in Tetum). Retrieved 27 December 2016.
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