2007 East Timorese parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in East Timor on 30 June 2007. The new composition of East Timor's national parliament was determined by the country's population. 529,198 voters were entitled to vote, 708 polling stations were ready.

2007 East Timorese parliamentary election
30 June 2007
All 65 seats in the National Parliament
33 seats needed for a majority
Turnout80.54%
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
Fretilin Mari Alkatiri 29.02 21 −34
CNRT Xanana Gusmão 24.10 18 New
PSD–ASDT Xavier do Amaral 15.73 11 −1
Democratic Fernando de Araújo 11.30 8 +1
PUN Fernanda Borges 4.55 3 New
KOTA–PPT Manuel Tilman 3.20 2 −2
UNDERTIM Cornelio Gama 3.19 2 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Most voted-for party by district
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Fretilin		 Xanana Gusmão
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As a result, 65 MPs sat in the new parliament for the next five years. Although a narrow plurality was achieved by Fretilin, a coalition involving the next three largest groups formed a government. New Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão (who was the nation's President until May 2007) of the National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT) was sworn in on 8 August 2007; Fernando de Araújo of the Democratic Party became President of the National Parliament.

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