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The president of Timor-Leste, 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 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.
List of presidents of Timor-Leste
- Political parties
Democratic Party (PD)
- Other factions
- Symbols
† Assassinated
Presidents of East Timor during the War for Independence
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | 
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Francisco Xavier do Amaral (1939–2012) |
— | 28 November 1975 | 7 December 1975 | 9 days | Fretilin |
| 2 | 
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Nicolau dos Reis Lobato (1946–1978) |
7 December 1975 | 31 December 1978†[a] | 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 | |||||
| 3 | 
|
Xanana Gusmão (born 1946) |
2002 | 20 May 2002 | 20 May 2007 | 5 years | Independent |
| 4 | 
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José Ramos-Horta (born 1949)[b] |
2007 | 20 May 2007 | 20 May 2012 | 5 years | Independent |
| – | 
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Vicente Guterres (born 1956) Ad interim[c] |
— | 11 February 2008 | 13 February 2008 | 2 days | CNRT |
| – | 
|
Fernando de Araújo (1962–2015) Ad interim[c] |
13 February 2008 | 17 April 2008 | 64 days | PD | |
| 5 | 
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Taur Matan Ruak (born 1956) |
2012 | 20 May 2012 | 20 May 2017 | 5 years | Independent |
| 6 | 
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Francisco Guterres (born 1954) |
2017 | 20 May 2017 | 20 May 2022 | 5 years | Fretilin |
| 7 | 
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José Ramos-Horta (born 1949) |
2022 | 20 May 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 268 days | CNRT |
Latest 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]
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] | ||||||
Timeline
See also
- Politics of Timor-Leste
- History of Timor-Leste
- List of colonial governors of Portuguese Timor
- Prime Minister of Timor-Leste
- First Lady of Timor-Leste
Notes
- ^ Killed by the special forces of the Indonesian military.
- ^ Incapacitated from 11 February to 17 April 2008.
- ^ a b Served as President during the 2008 assassination attempts.
References
- ^ "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."
- ^ "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.
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