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President of East Timor
Head of state of East Timor
The President of the Democratic Republic of East Timor (Portuguese: Presidente da República Democrática de Timor-Leste; Tetum: Prezidente Republika Demokratika Timor-Leste) is the head of state of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste. The executive powers of the President of the republic are limited however, the President is also the ex officio head of the Council of State, able to veto legislation and is the supreme commander of the Timor Leste Defence Force.
Quick Facts President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, Style ...
| President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste | |
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| Presidente da República (Portuguese) Prezidente Republika (Tetum) | |
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| Style | His Excellency |
| Status | Head of state |
| Residence | Nicolau Lobato Presidential Palace |
| Seat | Dili |
| Appointer | Direct election |
| Term length | Five years, renewable once, either consecutively or non-consecutively[1] |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of East Timor |
| Precursor | Governor of East Timor |
| Formation |
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| First holder | |
| Abolished | 17 July 1976; 47 years ago (1976-07-17) (Indonesian invasion of East Timor) |
| Deputy | President of the National Parliament |
| Salary | US$30,000 annually[2] |
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† Assassinated
Presidents of East Timor during the War for Independence
See also: Democratic Republic of East Timor (1975)
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| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 |  |
Francisco Xavier do Amaral (1939–2012) |
— | 28 November 1975 | 7 December 1975 | 9 days | Fretilin |
| 2 | .jpg) |
Nicolau dos Reis Lobato (1946–1978) |
7 December 1975 | 31 December 1978†[lower-alpha 1] | 3 years, 24 days | Fretilin | |
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Presidents of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
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| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 3 | .png) |
Xanana Gusmão (born 1946) |
2002 | 20 May 2002 | 20 May 2007 | 5 years | Independent |
| 4 | .png) |
José Ramos-Horta (born 1949)[lower-alpha 2] |
2007 | 20 May 2007 | 20 May 2012 | 5 years | Independent |
| – |  |
Vicente Guterres (born 1956) Ad interim[lower-alpha 3] |
— | 11 February 2008 | 13 February 2008 | 2 days | CNRT |
| – |  |
Fernando de Araújo (1962–2015) Ad interim[lower-alpha 3] |
13 February 2008 | 17 April 2008 | 64 days | PD | |
| 5 | .jpg) |
Taur Matan Ruak (born 1956) |
2012 | 20 May 2012 | 20 May 2017 | 5 years | Independent |
| 6 |  |
Francisco Guterres (born 1954) |
2017 | 20 May 2017 | 20 May 2022 | 5 years | Fretilin |
| 7 |  |
José Ramos-Horta (born 1949) |
2022 | 20 May 2022 | Incumbent | 1 year, 341 days | CNRT |
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Main article: 2022 East Timorese presidential election
The second round of the elections was held on 19 April between José Ramos-Horta, a former president, and the incumbent Francisco Guterres. In the runoff Ramos-Horta prevailed with 62% of the vote.[3]
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| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | |||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| José Ramos-Horta | National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction | 303,477 | 46.56 | 398,028 | 62.10 | |
| Francisco Guterres | Fretilin | 144,282 | 22.13 | 242,939 | 37.90 | |
| Armanda Berta dos Santos | Kmanek Haburas Unidade Nasional Timor Oan | 56,690 | 8.70 | |||
| Lere Anan Timur | Independent | 49,314 | 7.57 | |||
| Mariano Sabino Lopes | Democratic Party | 47,334 | 7.26 | |||
| Anacleto Bento Ferreira | Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste Party | 13,205 | 2.03 | |||
| Martinho Germano da Silva Gusmão | United Party for Development and Democracy | 8,598 | 1.32 | |||
| Hermes da Rosa Correia Barros | Independent | 8,030 | 1.23 | |||
| Milena Pires | Independent | 5,430 | 0.83 | |||
| Isabel da Costa Ferreira | Independent | 4,219 | 0.65 | |||
| Felizberto Araújo Duarte | Independent | 2,709 | 0.42 | |||
| Constâncio da Conceção Pinto | Independent | 2,520 | 0.39 | |||
| Rogerio Lobato | Independent | 2,058 | 0.32 | |||
| Virgílio da Silva Guterres | Independent | 1,720 | 0.26 | |||
| Antero Benedito Silva | Independent | 1,562 | 0.24 | |||
| Ángela Freitas | Independent | 711 | 0.11 | |||
| Total | 651,859 | 100.00 | 640,967 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 651,859 | 98.16 | 640,967 | 99.16 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 12,247 | 1.84 | 5,422 | 0.84 | ||
| Total votes | 664,106 | 100.00 | 646,389 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 859,613 | 77.26 | 859,925 | 75.17 | ||
| Source: National Election Commission[4][5] | ||||||
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- Killed by the special forces of the Indonesian military.
- Incapacitated from 11 February to 17 April 2008.
- Served as President during the 2008 assassination attempts.
- "REPÚBLICA DEMOCRÁTICA DE TIMOR-LESTE - Jornal da República". www.mj.gov.tl.
- "Ramos-Horta wins Timor-Leste presidential election". The Star. 20 April 2022. p. 1. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- "Apuramento Eleisaun Presidente Repúblika 2022 (1st round)". Archived from the original on 15 April 2022.
- "Apuramento Eleisaun Presidente Repúblika 2022 (2nd round)". Archived from the original on 6 June 2022.