Election in E. Timor

Election in E. Timor

DILI, East Timor - Election officials count votes in Dili, the capital of East Timor, on July 7, 2012, after polls closed. A parliamentary election held the same day was seen as a close contest between the center-left National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT) party of Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao and the left-wing Fretilin party of former Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri.

Presidential runoff in East Timor

Presidential runoff in East Timor

DILI, East Timor - Francisco Guterres, who heads the opposition Fretilin party, answers reporters' questions after casting his vote in a presidential runoff in which he is a candidate, in Dili, the capital of East Timor, on April 16, 2012. The runoff is expected to be a closely contested race between former guerilla fighters Guterres, popularly known as Lu Olo, and Taur Matan Ruak.

E. Timor election

E. Timor election

DILI, East Timor - Francisco Guterres (R), known as Lu Olo, leader of the opposition Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor, or FRETILIN, speaks to his supporters in the suburbs of Dili, East Timor, on March 14, 2012. He is running in the March 17, 2012, presidential election.

E. Timor legislative election begins

E. Timor legislative election begins

DILI, East Timor - President Ramos-Horta shows off his finger to journalists after casting his vote at a polling station in Dili on June 30. East Timor kicked off parliamentary elections that are expected to be a fight between a new party led by popular former President Xanana Gusmao and the ruling Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor, better known as Fretilin, to determine a new government for the tiny country.

E. Timor legislative election begins

E. Timor legislative election begins

DILI, East Timor - Mari Alkatiri, former prime minister and secretary general of the Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor (Fretilin), casts his vote during the country's parliamentary elections in Dili on June 30.

E. Timor legislative election begins

E. Timor legislative election begins

DILI, East Timor - Voters line outside a polling station on the suburbs of Dili on June 30 as East Timor kicked off parliamentary elections that are expected to be a fight between a new party led by popular former President Xanana Gusmao and the ruling Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor, better known as Fretilin, to determine a new government for the tiny country.

E. Timor begins voting for president

E. Timor begins voting for president

DILI, East Timor - Francisco Guterres, leader of the Fretilin party, speaks to reporters at a polling station in Dili as the voting began in a presidential runoff contest between hims and Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta on May 9.

E. Timor voting begins to elect 2nd president - Guterres votes

E. Timor voting begins to elect 2nd president - Guterres votes

DILI, East Timor - Parliament Speaker Francisco Guterres from the Revolutionary Front of an Independent East Timor or Fretilin, casts his vote at a polling station in Dili for East Timor's presidential election on April 9 in a race against Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta. Voters will determine who will become the country's second president, a largely ceremonial post, to replace President Xanana Gusmao, who will not seek a second presidential term.

TIMOR-LESTE-DILI-RULING PARTY-CHIEF-CHINA-WANG YI-MEETING

TIMOR-LESTE-DILI-RULING PARTY-CHIEF-CHINA-WANG YI-MEETING

(220604) -- DILI, June 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) meets with Timor-Leste's ruling Revolutionary Front for an Independent Timor-Leste (Fretilin) general secretary Mari Alkatiri in Dili, Timor-Leste, June 4, 2022. (Xinhua/Veri Sanovri)

E. Timor begins voting for president

E. Timor begins voting for president

DILI, East Timor - Francisco Guterres, leader of the Fretilin party, speaks to reporters at a polling station in Dili as the voting began in a presidential runoff contest between hims and Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta on May 9. (Kyodo)

E. Timor legislative election begins

E. Timor legislative election begins

DILI, East Timor - President Ramos-Horta shows off his finger to journalists after casting his vote at a polling station in Dili on June 30. East Timor kicked off parliamentary elections that are expected to be a fight between a new party led by popular former President Xanana Gusmao and the ruling Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor, better known as Fretilin, to determine a new government for the tiny country. (Kyodo)

E. Timor legislative election begins

E. Timor legislative election begins

DILI, East Timor - Mari Alkatiri, former prime minister and secretary general of the Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor (Fretilin), casts his vote during the country's parliamentary elections in Dili on June 30. (Kyodo)

E. Timor legislative election begins

E. Timor legislative election begins

DILI, East Timor - Voters line outside a polling station on the suburbs of Dili on June 30 as East Timor kicked off parliamentary elections that are expected to be a fight between a new party led by popular former President Xanana Gusmao and the ruling Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor, better known as Fretilin, to determine a new government for the tiny country. (Kyodo)

E. Timor voting begins to elect 2nd president - Guterres votes

E. Timor voting begins to elect 2nd president - Guterres votes

DILI, East Timor - Parliament Speaker Francisco Guterres from the Revolutionary Front of an Independent East Timor or Fretilin, casts his vote at a polling station in Dili for East Timor's presidential election on April 9 in a race against Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta. Voters will determine who will become the country's second president, a largely ceremonial post, to replace President Xanana Gusmao, who will not seek a second presidential term. (Kyodo)

Presidential runoff in East Timor

Presidential runoff in East Timor

DILI, East Timor - Francisco Guterres, who heads the opposition Fretilin party, answers reporters' questions after casting his vote in a presidential runoff in which he is a candidate, in Dili, the capital of East Timor, on April 16, 2012. The runoff is expected to be a closely contested race between former guerilla fighters Guterres, popularly known as Lu Olo, and Taur Matan Ruak. (Kyodo)

E. Timor election

E. Timor election

DILI, East Timor - Francisco Guterres (R), known as Lu Olo, leader of the opposition Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor, or FRETILIN, speaks to his supporters in the suburbs of Dili, East Timor, on March 14, 2012. He is running in the March 17, 2012, presidential election. (Kyodo)

Ex-prime minister declares E. Timor parliamentary election victory

Ex-prime minister declares E. Timor parliamentary election victory

Former East Timor Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri declares parliamentary election victory in Dili on July 23, 2017, for the Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor, better known as Fretilin. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo