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Timor-Leste Elections 2012 Timor-Leste elections 2012 Compendium of the 2012 Elections in Timor-Leste As of 21 June 2012 Prepared by UNMIT and UNDP Democratic Governance Support Unit - UNMIT 1 Timor-Leste elections 2012 Table of Contents 1. Legislation ................................................................................................................... 5 Constitution ......................................................................................................................... 5 Electoral laws ...................................................................................................................... 7 Law on the Election of the President of the Republic ........................................................... 7 Law on the Election of the National Parliament .................................................................... 7 Law on the Electoral Administration Bodies ......................................................................... 7 Electoral regulations ............................................................................................................ 8 Other documents ................................................................................................................. 8 Codes of Conduct ................................................................................................................ 8 Peaceful Elections Pact 2012 .............................................................................................. 9 2. Electoral calendars.................................................................................................... 10 Presidential Election 1st round .......................................................................................... 10 Presidential Election 2nd round ......................................................................................... 14 Parliamentary Elections ..................................................................................................... 16 3. Electoral Process of the President ........................................................................... 19 Qualifications/requirements ............................................................................................... 20 Names of the candidates ................................................................................................... 20 Electoral Process .............................................................................................................. 22 4. Results of the 2012 Presidential Elections .............................................................. 23 1st Round – 17 March 2012 .............................................................................................. 23 Candidates admitted to the second voting ......................................................................... 23 Ballot Paper ....................................................................................................................... 24 2nd Round – 16 April 2012 ................................................................................................ 26 Ballot Paper ....................................................................................................................... 26 Observations on Disability Access at the Timor-Leste presidential elections, March 2012 by Ra’es Hadomi Timor Oan (RHTO) ..................................................................................... 27 PRESS RELEASE OF STAE ............................................................................................. 33 Australia Timor-Leste Friendship Network (AusTimorFN) in conjunction with Deakin University’s Centre for Citizenship, Development and Human Rights (CCDHR) ................ 34 Observation of the UNMIT Human Rights and Transitional Justice Section (HRTJS) on the Presidential Elections ........................................................................................................ 38 5. Electoral Process of Members of the National Parliament ..................................... 39 Political parties .................................................................................................................. 39 Qualifications/requirements ............................................................................................... 39 Names of the 26 political parties and party presidents (in alphabetical order) .................... 39 Candidates requirements................................................................................................... 41 Process ............................................................................................................................. 42 List of the Parties candidates for the Parliamentary Elections in order of Ballot Paper ...... 45 Ballot Paper Calendar ....................................................................................................... 92 Ballot Paper ....................................................................................................................... 93 6. CNE ............................................................................................................................ 94 Mandate ............................................................................................................................ 94 Commissioners .................................................................................................................. 94 Budget ............................................................................................................................... 95 Democratic Governance Support Unit - UNMIT 2 Timor-Leste elections 2012 Civic education .................................................................................................................. 95 Activities around the Election Day ..................................................................................... 95 Staff ................................................................................................................................... 96 UNVs assigned to CNE as of 12 June 2012 ...................................................................... 96 CNE Preparations for the Parliamentary Elections ............................................................ 97 7. STAE .......................................................................................................................... 98 Mandate ............................................................................................................................ 98 Budget ............................................................................................................................... 98 Staff ................................................................................................................................... 98 UNVs assigned to STAE as of 12 June 2012..................................................................... 99 Voter registration procedure .............................................................................................. 99 Voter education ............................................................................................................... 100 STAE Preparations for the Parliamentary Elections ......................................................... 100 UNDP support in the procurement of: ......................................................................... 101 8. Court of Appeal ....................................................................................................... 102 9. Voters ....................................................................................................................... 103 Qualifications ................................................................................................................... 103 No. of registered voters by district as of 17 March 2012 for the Presidential Elections ..... 104 No. of registered voters by district as of 12 June 2012 for the Parliamentary Elections ... 106 10. Observers and candidate’s agents ........................................................................ 109 National observers accredited by STAE as of 30 March for the Presidential elections ..... 109 International observers accredited by STAE as of 15 March for the Presidential Elections ........................................................................................................................................ 111 Role of observers ............................................................................................................ 113 Candidate’s agents .......................................................................................................... 113 11. Accredited Media ..................................................................................................... 114 National Media as of 30 March for the Presidential Elections .......................................... 114 International Media as of 19 March for the Presidential Elections .................................... 115 12. Polling Centres, Polling Stations and Voting ........................................................ 117 Definitions and No. of Polling Centres and Polling Stations by district for the Presidential Elections as of 20 February ............................................................................................. 117 Definitions and No. of Polling Centres and Polling Stations by district for the Parliamentary Elections as of 12 June 2012 ..........................................................................................
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