President of East Timor
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President of East Timor
| President of East Timor |
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 Coat of arms of East Timor |
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| Term length | Five years |
| Inaugural holder | Francisco Xavier do Amaral |
| Formation | 28 November 1975 |
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The President of East Timor is the Head of state of the East Timorese republic, elected by popular vote for a five-year term. The role is largely symbolic, though he is able to veto some legislation. Following elections, the president appoints as the prime minister, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition. As head of government the prime minister presides over the Council of State or cabinet.
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List of Presidents of East Timor
Presidents of East Timor during War for Independence
Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor (FRETILIN)
| # | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) (Title) |
Term of Office | Party | |
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| 1 |  |
Francisco Xavier do Amaral (1937–2012) President |
28 November 1975 | 7 December 1975 | FRETILIN |
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Nicolau dos Reis Lobato (1952–1978) Acting President |
7 December 1975 | 31 December 1978[1] | FRETILIN |
Presidents of the Democratic Republic of East Timor
National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT)
Democratic Party (PD)
| # | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) (Title) |
Term of Office | Party | |
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| 1 |  |
Xanana Gusmão (b. 1946) President |
20 May 2002 | 20 May 2007 | Independent |
| 2 |  |
José Ramos-Horta (b. 1949) President |
20 May 2007 | 20 May 2012[2] | Independent |
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Vicente Guterres (b. 1955) Acting President[3] |
11 February 2008 | 13 February 2008 | CNRT |
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Fernando de Araújo (b. 1963) Acting President[3] |
13 February 2008 | 17 April 2008 | PD |
| 3 |  |
Taur Matan Ruak (b. 1956) President |
20 May 2012 | Incumbent | Independent |
Footnotes
- ^ Killed in office by the special forces of the Indonesian military
- ^ Incapacitated from 11 February to 17 April 2008
- ^ a b Served as Acting President during the 2008 East Timorese assassination attempts
Latest election
Main article: East Timorese presidential election, 2012
| Candidates | Parties | 1st round | 2nd round | ||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| Taur Matan Ruak | Independent (supported by CNRT) | 119,462 | 25.71 | 275,471 | 61.23 |
| Francisco Guterres | FRETILIN | 133,635 | 28.76 | 174,408 | 38.77 |
| José Ramos-Horta | Independent | 81,231 | 17.48 | ||
| Fernando de Araújo | Democratic Party | 80,381 | 17.30 | ||
| Rogério Lobato | Independent, member of FRETILIN | 16,219 | 3.49 | ||
| José Luís Guterres | Frenti-Mudança | 9,235 | 1.99 | ||
| Manuel Tilman | KOTA | 7,226 | 1.56 | ||
| Abílio Araújo | PNT | 6,294 | 1.35 | ||
| Lucas da Costa | Independent, member of Democratic Party | 3,862 | 0.83 | ||
| Francisco Gomes | PLPA | 3,531 | 0.76 | ||
| María do Céu | Independent | 1,843 | 0.40 | ||
| Angelita Pires | Independent | 1,742 | 0.37 | ||
| Valid votes | 464,661 | 94.84 | 449,879 | 98.08 | |
| Invalid votes | 18,788 | 3.83 | 6,801 | 1.48 | |
| Blank votes | 6,484 | 1.32 | 2,023 | 0.44 | |
| Total votes (turnout 78.20%/73.12%) | 489,933 | 100.00 | 458,703 | 100.00 | |
| Source: CNE, CNE | |||||
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