East Timorese presidential election, 2012

The next East Timorese presidential election will be held on 17 March 2012.[1] It will be Timor Leste's third presidential election, and will elect a president for a five year term. Incumbent President Jose Ramos-Horta who is eligible for a second and final term as President, has announced that he will seek nomination to be the candidate in this election;[2] he had initially been reluctant to run for reelection, but a draft movement collected over 120,000 signatures in favour of his candidacy, prompting him to run.

Candidates

Fernando de Araújo, President of the National Parliament of East Timor, President of the Democratic Party

Francisco X. Do Amaral, member of the National Parliament of East Timor, a leader of Timorese Social Democratic Association

Francisco Guterres

Francisco Guterres, member of the FRETILIN
Jose Luis Guterres, Vice-Prime Minister, member of the Frente-Mudança[citation needed]

Lucia Lobato, Minister of Justice She is a member of the National Parliament, representing the Social Democratic Party

Jose Ramos-Horta

Jose Ramos-Horta, incumbent President

Taur Matan Ruak

Taur Matan Ruak, former Commander of the FALINTIL-Forças de Defesa de Timor-Leste (F-FDTL), the Military of East Timor