IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Timor-Leste

Name	Official Name	Type
Timorese Presidency	None	Head of State
Timorese National Parliament		Assembly

The president is directly elected by absolute majority vote in up to two rounds. The president may serve up to two 5-year terms.
The prime minister is appointed by the president following legislative elections in which their party or coalition wins a majority.
All 65 members of the National Parliament are directly elected via closed-list proportional representation vote in a single nationwide constituency. Seats are distributed using the D’Hondt method, and party lists must win at least 4% of the vote to receive a seat. Members serve 5-year terms.

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turn Out
Timorese National Parliament	2001-08-30	384,248	-	-
Timorese Presidency	2002-04-14	378,548	446,256	84.83
Timorese Presidency	2007-04-09	-	524,073	-
Timorese Presidency	2007-05-09	424,475	524,073	81.0
Timorese National Parliament	2007-06-30	426,210	529,198	80.54
Timorese Presidency	2012-03-17	489,933	627,295	78.1
Timorese Presidency	2012-04-16	458,703	627,295	73.12
Timorese National Parliament	2012-07-07	482,792	645,624	74.78
Timorese Presidency	2017-03-20	528,813	743,150	71.16
Timorese National Parliament	2017-07-22	583,956	760,907	76.74
Timorese National Parliament	2018-05-12	624,525	-	-
Timorese Presidency	2022-03-19	664,106	859,613	77.26
Timorese Presidency	2022-04-19	646,389	859,925	75.17
Timorese National Parliament	2023-05-21	705,693	890,145	79.28

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