Voters in Timor-Leste went to the polls on 19 March 2022 to choose a President for a five-year term commencing on 20 May. This was the fifth presidential election since Indonesian rule had come to an end following a historic vote for independence on 30 August 1999. Contested by 16 candidates, four of whom were women, it marked a further consolidation of the country’s
After months of anticipation, on 16 January the presidential election in Timor-Leste was called for 19 March 2022. Electors will choose between 16 candidates four women and twelve men running for the post of President. Should no candidate receive a majority, the country will see a run-off one month later on 19 April. In the lead up to the election, the country’s two election
Timor-Leste is deep into preparations for the upcoming presidential elections, anticipated in March 2022. Given the ongoing global Covid pandemic, the country’s two electoral management bodies (EMBs) the Technical Secretariat for Electoral Administration (STAE) and the National Commission on Elections (CNE) are working to revise internal regulations and procedures to support
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