President of East Timor

The president of East Timor, officially the President of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste (Portuguese: Presidente da República Democrática de Timor-Leste; Tetum: Prezidente Republika Demokratika Timor-Leste), is the head of state in East Timor, elected by popular vote for a five-year term.

President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
Portuguese: Presidente da República
Tetum: Prezidente Republika
Coat of arms of East Timor
Incumbent
Francisco Guterres
since 20 May 2017
StyleHis Excellency
StatusHead of State
ResidenceNicolau Lobato Presidential Palace
SeatDili
AppointerDirect election
Term lengthFive years
Renewable once[1]
Constituting instrumentConstitution of East Timor
PrecursorGovernor of East Timor
Formation28 November 1975
20 May 2002
First holderFrancisco Xavier do Amaral
Xanana Gusmão
Salary30,000 USD annually[2]
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The president is ex officio head of the Council of State. The executive powers of the president are limited. The President is able to veto legislation. Following elections the president usually appoints the leader of the majority party or majority coalition as the prime minister. As head of government the prime minister presides over the cabinet. The president is also the supreme commander of the Timor Leste Defence Force.

Key
Political parties
  •   Fretilin
  •   National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT)
  •   Democratic Party (PD)
Other factions
Symbols
  • † Assassinated

Presidents of East Timor during War for Independence
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 Nicolau dos Reis Lobato
(1946–1978)		 7 December 1975 31 December 1978†[lower-alpha 1] 3 years, 24 days Fretilin

Presidents of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Elected Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Xanana Gusmão
(born 1946)		 2002 20 May 2002 20 May 2007 5 years, 0 days Independent
2 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
3 Taur Matan Ruak
(born 1956)		 2012 20 May 2012 20 May 2017 5 years Independent
4 Francisco Guterres
(born 1954)		 2017 20 May 2017 Incumbent
(Term ends on 20 May 2022)		 4 years, 347 days Fretilin
(2) José Ramos-Horta
(born 1949)		 2022 20 May 2022 Elect −18 days CNRT

Latest election
Main article: 2022 East Timorese presidential election

The second round of the election was held on 19 April 2022. The runoff was between José Ramos-Horta, a former president, and the incumbent Francisco Guterres. In the runoff Ramos-Horta prevailed with 62.1% of the vote.[3]

CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
José Ramos-HortaNational Congress for Timorese Reconstruction303,47746.56398,02862.10
Francisco GuterresFretilin144,28222.13242,93937.90
Armanda Berta dos SantosKmanek Haburas Unidade Nasional Timor Oan56,6908.70
Lere Anan TimurIndependent49,3147.57
Mariano Sabino LopesDemocratic Party47,3347.26
Anacleto Bento FerreiraDemocratic Republic of Timor-Leste Party13,2052.03
Martinho Germano da Silva GusmãoUnited Party for Development and Democracy8,5981.32
Hermes da Rosa Correia BarrosIndependent8,0301.23
Milena PiresIndependent5,4300.83
Isabel da Costa FerreiraIndependent4,2190.65
Felizberto Araújo DuarteIndependent2,7090.42
Constâncio da Conceção PintoIndependent2,5200.39
Rogerio LobatoIndependent2,0580.32
Virgílio da Silva GuterresIndependent1,7200.26
Antero Benedito SilvaIndependent1,5620.24
Ángela FreitasIndependent7110.11
Total651,859100.00640,967100.00
Valid votes651,85998.16640,96799.16
Invalid/blank votes12,2471.845,4220.84
Total votes664,106100.00646,389100.00
Registered voters/turnout859,61377.26859,92575.17
Source: CNE, CNE

See also

Notes
  1. Killed by the special forces of the Indonesian military.
  2. Incapacitated from 11 February to 17 April 2008.
  3. Served as President during the 2008 assassination attempts.

References
  1. "Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste", Section 75.3: "The President of the Republic's term of office may be renewed only once."
  2. "REPÚBLICA DEMOCRÁTICA DE TIMOR-LESTE - Jornal da República". www.mj.gov.tl.
  3. "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.
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