2012 East Timorese presidential election

2012 East Timorese presidential election
17 March 2012 (first round)
16 April 2012 (second round)
 
Candidate Taur Matan Ruak Francisco Guterres
Party Independent Fretilin
Popular vote 275,471 174,408
Percentage 61.23% 38.77%
President before election

José Ramos-Horta
Independent

Elected President

Taur Matan Ruak
Independent

Presidential elections were held in East Timor on 17 March 2012, with a second round on 16 April. Incumbent president José Ramos-Horta, who was eligible for a second and final term as president, announced that he would seek nomination to be a candidate in the election. The election was seen as a test for the "young democracy" in seeking to take control of its own security. Former military commander Taur Matan Ruak provisionally beat Francisco Guterres in a second round runoff.

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