President of East Timor

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East Timor is an emerging democratic state. Its first and current president is former independence movement activist Xanana Gusmão.

With the introduction of a new constitution, a parliamentary system was chosen with the president playing a largely ceremonial role.

[edit] List of Presidents of East Timor, 2002-Present

• Xanana Gusmao (20 May 2002 - Present)

[edit] Latest election

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Summary of the 14 April 2002 East Timor presidential election results

Candidates - parties	Votes	%
Xanana Gusmão - Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor (Frente Revolucionária do Timor Leste Independente)	301,634	82.69
Francisco Xavier do Amaral	63,146	17.31
Total (turnout 86 %)	364,780	100.00
Source: ARD-Text