2017_East_Timorese_presidential_election

2017 East Timorese presidential election

2017 East Timorese presidential election

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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]

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Results

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References

  1. [1]
    East Timor to hold presidential poll in March Straits Times, 18 January 2017
  2. [2]
    Francisco Guterres Lu-Olo eleito Presidente de Timor-Leste Archived 2018-11-18 at the Wayback Machine Expresso, 21 March 2017
  3. [3]
    Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste IFES
  4. [4]
    ""Samala-Rua" Deklara Kandidatura Ba Pezidenti Republika 2017-2022". SuaraTimorLorosae (in Tetum). Archived from the original on 15 May 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2016.

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