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]
José Neves (Independent),[4] a former guerilla leader and was deputy commissioner of the Anti-Corruption Commission (Comissão Anti-Corrupção (CAC)) until July 2016.
^ a bEast Timor to hold presidential poll in March Straits Times, 18 January 2017
^Francisco Guterres Lu-Olo eleito Presidente de Timor-Leste Archived 2018-11-18 at the Wayback Machine Expresso, 21 March 2017
^Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste IFES
^""Samala-Rua" Deklara Kandidatura Ba Pezidenti Republika 2017-2022". SuaraTimorLorosae (in Tetum). Archived from the original on 15 May 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
Further reading
Leach, Michael (3 March 2017). "Timor-Leste's 2017 elections: the presidential race commences". Inside Story. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
Leach, Michael (21 March 2017). "Timor-Leste election: Likely victory for Lu Olo suggests business as usual". The Interpreter. Lowy Institute. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
External links
Media related to 2017 East Timorese presidential election at Wikimedia Commons