2012 East Timorese parliamentary election

2012 East Timorese parliamentary election
East Timor
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All 65 seats in the National Parliament
33 seats needed for a majority
Turnout74.78% (Decrease 5.76pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
CNRT Xanana Gusmão 36.66 30 +12
Fretilin Mari Alkatiri 29.87 25 +4
Democratic Fernando de Araújo 10.31 8 0
Frenti-Mudança José Luís Guterres 3.11 2 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Most voted-for party by district
Prime Minister before Prime Minister-designate
Xanana Gusmão
CNRT
Xanana Gusmão
CNRT
Voter Information on Registration and update of the electoral database

Parliamentary elections were held in East Timor on 7 July 2012.[1] The United Nations stated that it would withdraw its 1,300 troops if the elections passed off peacefully.[2][3] The National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction, led by Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão, won the election with 30 seats, three seats short of a majority in National Parliament.[4]

  1. ^ Election Profile IFES
  2. ^ "BBC News - East Timor holds key parliamentary elections". BBC News. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Peaceful vote in E. Timor | Bangkok Post: news". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  4. ^ "Frente Mudança que conseguiu eleger dois deputados está "perplexa" com resultados eleitorais - Notícia Lusa - Especial Eleições Parlamentares 2012". Parlamentares.sapo.tl. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2012.