At Stake in this Election:        

• The Office of the President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste 

Government Structure: 

• Chief of State: President Francisco GUTERRES (since 20 May 2017) 
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Taur Matan RUAK (since 22 June 2018) 
• Assembly: The National Parliament (Parlamentu Nasionál / Parlamento Nacional) is a unicameral legislature consisting of 65 seats. 

Electoral System: [1]

• The President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste is elected to a five-year term using a two-round system, in which candidates must receive an absolute majority of the popular vote to win office. 
• The National Parliament (Parlamentu Nasionál / Parlamento Nacional) is a unicameral legislature consisting of 65 seats, in which members are directly elected to five-year terms using list proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency.  

Last Election: 

• The first round of voting occurred on 19 March 2022, in which 664,106 out of 859,613 registered voters (77.26 percent) cast a ballot. [2]
• The last presidential elections in Timor-Leste were held on 20 March 2017, while the most recent elections were held for the National Parliament (Parlamentu Nasionál / Parlamento Nacional) on 12 May 2018. 

Main Candidates in this Election: [3]

• Candidate: José Ramos HORTA 
  • Party: National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT) / Congresso Nacional de Reconstrução de Timor 
  • First-Round Results: 303,477 out of 651,859 total votes (46.6%) 
• Candidate: Francisco “Lú-Olo” GUTERRES 
  • Party: Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor (Fretilin) / Frente Revolucionária de Timor-Leste Independente 
  • First-Round Results: 144,282 out of 651,859 total votes (22.1%) 

Population and Registered Voters: 

• Population: 1,413,958 (July 2021 est.) [4]
• Registered Voters: 859,613 (2022) [5]

Gender Data: 

• Female Population: 692,237 (July 2021 est.) [6] 
• Is Timor-Leste a signatory to CEDAW: No [7]
• Has Timor-Leste ratified CEDAW: Acceded on 16 April 2003 [8]
• Gender Quota: Yes, there are legislated gender quotas. One out of every group of three candidates on electoral lists must be a woman. [9]
• Female candidates in this election: Four out of the sixteen candidates who participated in the first round of voting were women, but none progressed to the second round. [10] 
• Number of Female Legislators: 26 out of 65 seats are held by women. [11] 
• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: Rank 141 at 0.606 (2020) [12]
• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: N/A [13]

Disability Data: 

• Is Timor-Leste a signatory to CRPD: No [14]
• Has Timor-Leste ratified CRPD: No [15]
• Population with a disability: 184,667 (2022 est.) [16]