2017 East Timorese parliamentary election

2017 East Timorese parliamentary election
East Timor
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All 65 seats in the National Parliament
33 seats needed for a majority
Turnout76.74% (Increase 1.96pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Fretilin Mari Alkatiri 29.66 23 −2
CNRT Xanana Gusmão 29.46 22 −8
PLP Taur Matan Ruak 10.58 8 New
Democratic Fernando de Araújo 9.79 7 −1
KHUNTO Armanda dos Santos 6.43 5 +5
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Most voted-for party by district
Prime Minister before Prime Minister-designate
Rui Maria de Araújo
Fretilin
Mari Alkatiri
Fretilin
Election call for the 2017 general election

Parliamentary elections were held in East Timor on 22 July 2017.[1] Fretilin narrowly emerged as the largest party in the National Parliament, winning 23 seats to the 22 won by the National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction, which had been the largest party in the outgoing Parliament.

  1. ^ Last elections Inter-Parliamentary Union