2023 East Timorese parliamentary election

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All 65 seats in the National Parliament
33 seats needed for a majority

Turnout

79.28% (

1.70pp)

Party	Leader	%	Seats	+/–
CNRT	Xanana Gusmão	41.63	31	+10
Fretilin	Mari Alkatiri	25.75	19	−4
Democratic	Mariano Sabino Lopes	9.32	6	+1
KHUNTO	Armanda Berta dos Santos	7.51	5	0
PLP	Taur Matan Ruak	5.88	4	−4

This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Most voted-for party by district

Prime Minister before	Prime Minister after
Taur Matan Ruak PLP	Xanana Gusmão CNRT

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Parliamentary elections were held in East Timor on 21 May 2023.^[1]^[2]^[3] The governing coalition going into the election was a four-party government of Fretilin, the People's Liberation Party (PLP), Kmanek Haburas Unidade Nasional Timor Oan (KHUNTO) and the Democratic Party (PD), whilst the National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT) was in opposition but held the presidency.^[4]

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^ "Presidente timorense marca eleições legislativas para 21 de maio". Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (in Portuguese). 13 February 2023. Archived from the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
^ Leach, Michael (23 May 2023). "Prodigal son: It's victory for Xanana Gusmão's CNRT in Timor-Leste". Inside Story. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
^ Lane, Max (2 June 2022). "Timor Leste's New President: Polarisation Defused or Postponed?". FULCRUM. Archived from the original on 21 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.