President of East Timor

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The President of East Timor is the head of state of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, serving as the country's highest representative and a key figure in its post-independence political leadership.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state office
political office
alsoKnownAs President of Timor-Leste
President of East Timor
surface form: Presidente da República Democrática de Timor-Leste
appoints Prime Minister of Timor-Leste
surface form: Prime Minister of East Timor

certain senior state officials as defined by the Constitution
members of the government on proposal of the Prime Minister
canDissolve National Parliament of East Timor under constitutional conditions
coatOfArmsAssociated Emblem of East Timor
country Timor-Leste
surface form: Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste
surface form: East Timor
currentHolder José Ramos-Horta
currentHolderStartDate 2022-05-20
electedBy popular vote
electoralSystem two-round system
establishedBy Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
establishedIn 2002
firstHolder Xanana Gusmão
firstHolderStartDate 2002-05-20
flagAssociated Flag of East Timor
governmentForm semi-presidential republic
hasPower call elections and referendums in accordance with the Constitution
declare war and make peace on proposal of the government and authorization of Parliament
grant pardons and commute sentences
promulgate laws
veto legislation passed by the National Parliament
legalFramework Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
surface form: Constitution of Timor-Leste
locatedIn Asia
Southeast Asia
nativeName President of East Timor self-linksurface differs
surface form: Presidente de Timor-Leste

President of East Timor self-linksurface differs
surface form: Prezidente Republika Demokrátika Timor-Leste
nativeNameLanguage Portuguese
Tetum
officeHoldersInclude Francisco Guterres
José Ramos-Horta
Taur Matan Ruak
Xanana Gusmão
participatesIn Council of State of Timor-Leste
Supreme Council of Defence and Security
precededByOffice President of East Timor self-linksurface differs
surface form: President of the Democratic Republic of East Timor (1975) (short-lived)
residence Presidential Palace of Timor-Leste
surface form: Presidential Palace, Dili
role commander-in-chief of the Timor-Leste Defence Force
head of state of East Timor
symbolic representative of national unity
seat Dili
style His Excellency
termLength 5 years
termRenewal renewable once consecutively

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Xanana positionHeld President of East Timor
subject surface form: Xanana Gusmão
National Parliament interactsWith President of East Timor
subject surface form: National Parliament of Timor-Leste
this entity surface form: President of Timor-Leste
Kirsty Sword-Gusmão positionHeld President of East Timor
this entity surface form: First Lady of Timor-Leste
Government of Timor-Leste coexistsWith President of East Timor
this entity surface form: President of Timor-Leste
Government of Timor-Leste appointingAuthority President of East Timor
this entity surface form: President of Timor-Leste
Presidential Palace of Timor-Leste hasHeadOfStateOfficeTitle President of East Timor
this entity surface form: President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
Taur Matan Ruak positionHeld President of East Timor
Taur Matan Ruak positionHeld President of East Timor
this entity surface form: President of Timor-Leste
Laleia positionHeld President of East Timor
subject surface form: Xanana Gusmão
this entity surface form: President of Timor-Leste
President of East Timor alsoKnownAs President of East Timor
this entity surface form: Presidente da República Democrática de Timor-Leste
President of East Timor precededByOffice President of East Timor self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: President of the Democratic Republic of East Timor (1975) (short-lived)
President of East Timor nativeName President of East Timor self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Presidente de Timor-Leste
President of East Timor nativeName President of East Timor self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Prezidente Republika Demokrátika Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste Defence Force commanderInChief President of East Timor
this entity surface form: President of Timor-Leste
Parlamento Nacional relatedToOffice President of East Timor
this entity surface form: President of Timor-Leste
Zacarias Gusmão officeHeldAs President of East Timor