14 Mar 2022 | Election FAQ
IFES presents Frequently Asked Questions for Elections in Timor-Leste: 2022 Presidential Elections.
10 May 2019 | News and Updates
IFES is pleased to announce that Alan Wall, a senior elections adviser and former IFES chief of party, is the recipient of the 2019 Joe C. Baxter Award, after being unanimously selected by IFES’...
8 May 2018 | Election FAQ
On May 12, Timor-Leste held elections for all 65 seats in the National Parliament. The last parliamentary elections were held on July 22, 2017, and, despite lengthy negotiations, no party was able to...
12 Dec 2017 | Publication
For Timor-Leste's 2017 presidential and parliamentary elections, IFES supported local disabled people’s organization Ra’es Hadomi Timor Oan (RHTO) to conduct disability access monitoring. For the...
17 Jul 2017 | Election FAQ
On July 22, Timorese citizens will vote to elect members of the National Parliament, who serve five-year terms.
16 Mar 2017 | Election FAQ
On March 20, Timorese citizens will vote to elect their next president. Eight candidates will by vying for the presidency in this election. If no candidate receives at least 50 percent plus one of...
28 Oct 2016 | Election FAQ
Local elections in Timor-Leste are scheduled for October 29. Citizens will vote for Village Chiefs, delegates for Village Councils, and Hamlet Chiefs.
30 Aug 2016 | News and Updates
As part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Civil Society Conference/ASEAN People’s Forum in Dili, Timor-Leste, the ASEAN General Election Network for Disability Access (AGENDA)...
3 Jul 2012 | Publication
In the shadows of the tense 2007 election and the recent successful presidential election, citizens of Timor Leste will go to the polls on July 7 to elect a new parliament.
16 Oct 2007 | Publication
To support a peaceful and successful parliamentary election process in Timor-Leste, BELUN and IFES partnered to implement the Election Violence Education and Resolution (EVER) initiative.
12 Sep 2007 | News and Updates
Election-related violence in Timor-Leste decreased in recent weeks, but eastern districts remain tense
10 Sep 2007 | Publication
The sixth and final periodic report on electoral violence issued by the EVER Program covers the period from August 10 to August 31, 2007. A total of 20 incidents of election-related violence were...
21 Aug 2007 | Publication
The Fifth Report on Electoral Violence issued by the EVER Program covers the period from July 27 to August 9, 2007. A total of 31 incidents of election-related violence were identified and verified...
21 Aug 2007 | News and Updates
The EVER Project urges security actors and government officials to plan for a potential new surge in violence surrounding the government’s inaugural ceremony on August 30.
8 Aug 2007 | Publication
The Fourth Report on Electoral Violence issued by the EVER Program covers the period from July 13 to July 26, 2007. A total of 4 incidents of election-related violence were captured and verified by...
31 Jul 2007 | Publication
The Third Report on Electoral Violence issued by the EVER Program covers the period from July 2 to July 12, 2007. A total of 15 incidents of election-related violence were captured and verified by...
12 Jul 2007 | News and Updates
A new report from the Election Violence Education and Resolution or EVER project warns that the results of Timor-Leste’s parliamentary vote, and debate over the right to form a government, could...
10 Jul 2007 | Publication
The Second Report on Electoral Violence issued by the EVER Program covers June 13 to July 1, 2007. A total of 45 incidents of election-related violence were captured and verified by EVER monitors...
21 Jun 2007 | Publication
The First Report on Electoral Violence issued by the EVER Program covers the period from 28 May through 12 June 2007. A total of 34 incidents of election-related violence were captured and verified...
21 Feb 2007 | Election Material
Timor Leste - Election Administration Law
21 Feb 2007 | Election Material
The Constitution of Timor Leste
21 Feb 2007 | Election Material
Timor Leste - Political Party Law
21 Feb 2007 | Election Material
Timor Leste - Presidential Election Law
21 Feb 2007 | Election Material
Timor Leste - Parliamentary Election Law
31 Dec 2006 | Publication
This graphic analysis from IFES’ Mauricio Claudio Lopez-Rivera examines the geographic diversity of each party’s candidate list and the number of voters in each district.
31 Dec 2000 | Election Material
“Taking Count of East Timor” explains the civil registration process including voter registration rules and regulations, the importance of voting, and when and where to vote. This pamphlet is...
29 Aug 1999 | Election Material
Ballot used in the 1999 independence referendum held in the then-Indonesian province of East Timor. Voters were asked if they accepted the proposed special autonomy for East Timor within Indonesia,...
31 Dec 1998 | Election Material
31 Dec 1998 | Election Material
| Multimedia
IFES conduct civic education workshops in IDP camps building awareness of government structures and the political system as well as holding interactive demonstrations on coalition building.
