East Timorese presidential election, 2017

East Timorese presidential election, 2017
20 March 2017

 
Candidate Francisco Guterres António da Conceição
Party FRETILIN Democratic Party
Popular vote 295,048 167,794
Percentage 57.1% 32.5%
President before election

Taur Matan Ruak
Independent

 Elected President

Francisco Guterres
FRETILIN

East Timor
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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]

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

Results

Candidate Party Votes %
Francisco GuterresFRETILIN295,04857.1
António da ConceiçãoDemocratic Party167,79432.5
José Luís GuterresFrenti-Mudança13,5132.6
José NevesIndependent11,6632.3
Luís Alves TilmanIndependent11,1252.2
Antonio Maher LopesSocialist Party of Timor9,1021.8
Ángela FreitasTimorese Workers' Party4,3530.8
Amorim VieiraIndependent4,2830.8
Invalid/blank votes11,932–
Total528,813100
Registered voters/turnout743,15071.2
Source: CNE

References

  1. 1 2 East Timor to hold presidential poll in March Straits Times, 18 January 2017
  2. ↑ Francisco Guterres Lu-Olo eleito Presidente de Timor-Leste Expresso, 21 March 2017
  3. ↑ Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste IFES
  4. ↑ ""Samala-Rua" Deklara Kandidatura Ba Pezidenti Republika 2017-2022". SuaraTimorLorosae (in Tetum). Retrieved 27 December 2016.
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