President of East Timor

President of East Timor
Portuguese: Presidente da República
Tetum: Prezidente Republika
Incumbent
Francisco Guterres
since 20 May 2017
Style His Excellency
Residence Nicolau Lobato Presidential Palace
Appointer Direct election
Term length Five years
Renewable
Inaugural holder Francisco Xavier do Amaral
Formation 28 November 1975
East Timor
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The President of East Timor – officially 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 in East Timor, elected by popular vote for a five-year term. Their executive powers are somewhat limited, though he or she is able to veto legislation. Following elections, the president usually appoints as the prime minister, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition. As head of government the prime minister presides over the cabinet.

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Other factions
Symbols
  • X Assassinated

List of Presidents of East Timor

Presidents of East Timor during War for Independence

№ Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of Office Political Party
1 Francisco Xavier do Amaral
(1939–2012)		28 November 19757 December 1975FRETILIN
2 Nicolau dos Reis Lobato
(1946–1978)
Acting President		7 December 197531 December 1978X [1]FRETILIN

Presidents of the Democratic Republic of East Timor

№ Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of Office Political Party
3 Xanana Gusmão
(1944–)		20 May 200220 May 2007Independent
4 José Ramos-Horta
(1949–)[2]		20 May 200720 May 2012Independent
— Vicente Guterres
(1956–)
Acting President[3]		11 February 200813 February 2008CNRT
— Fernando de Araújo
(1962–2015)
Acting President[3]		13 February 200817 April 2008PD
5 Taur Matan Ruak
(1956–)		20 May 201220 May 2017Independent
6 Francisco Guterres
(1954–)		20 May 2017IncumbentFRETILIN

Footnotes

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

Latest election

  Summary of the 20 March 2017 East Timorese presidential election 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

See also

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