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Parties and Candidates

Timor-Leste Timor-Leste

PC001

Registration requirements for parties (Chamber 1)
Question:What are the registration requirements for political parties running for national elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s): e. Minimum number of candidates
f. Other
Comments: Candidacies shall be presented by political parties individually or in party coalitions as long as they are duly registered, and the lists may include citizens not belonging to the respective parties. The lists of candidates shall be presented to CNE within a period of 30 (thirty) days from the date of publication of the decree scheduling the election date. Lists proposed for the election by a political party or a party coalition must contain 65 (sixty-five) effective candidates as well as no less than 25 (twenty-five) alternate candidates. The lists of effective and alternate candidates shall include at least 1 (one) woman candidate for every group of 3 (three) candidates.
Source: Law n.º 6/2006 on the Election of the National Parliament of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, articles 12, 19 and 22: https://mj.gov.tl/jornal/lawsTL/RDTL-Law/RDTL-Laws/Law-2006-06.pdf
Verified: 2024/11/14
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PC003

Registration requirements for candidates (Chamber 1)
Question:What are the legal qualifications to become a candidate at legislative elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s): a. Age
b. Citizenship
f. Registration
Comments: Timorese citizens above 17 years old are eligible to run for the National Parliament. Timorese citizens with active electoral capacity are eligible to run for the National Parliament.
Source: Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, article 47 (1): https://timor-leste.gov.tl/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Constitution_RDTL_ENG.pdf(1); Law n.º 6/2006 on the Election of the National Parliament of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, article 6: https://mj.gov.tl/jornal/lawsTL/RDTL-Law/RDTL-Laws/Law-2006-06.pdf
Verified: 2024/11/14
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PC008

Independent candidates
Question:Can independent candidates compete in presidential or legislative elections?
Answer(s): b. In presidential elections
Comments: Candidacies for parliamentary elections shall be presented by duly registered political parties individually or in party coalition as long as they are duly registered, and the lists may include citizens not belonging to the respective parties. Candidacies for presidential elections shall be presented by a minimum number of 5,000 (five thousand) voting citizens from all districts.
Source: Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, article 75 (1): https://timor-leste.gov.tl/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Constitution_RDTL_ENG.pdf Law n.º 6/2006 on the Election of the National Parliament of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, article 19 (1): https://mj.gov.tl/jornal/lawsTL/RDTL-Law/RDTL-Laws/Law-2006-06.pdf Law No. 7/2006 on the election of the President of the Republic with the 2012 amendment, art. 15 (1)
Verified: 2024/11/14
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PC012

Public funding of parties
Question:Do political parties receive direct/indirect public funding?
Answer(s): b. Direct
c. Indirect
Comments: The National Parliament shall annually set the overall amount of public grants for political parties with parliamentary representation and such amount shall be provided for in the general budget of the State as a specific item to be included in the appropriation for the National Electoral Commission. In addition, political parties shall be exempt from taxes, initial fees and legal charges and shall be granted free broadcast time on the public media.
Source: Law n.º 6/2008 of 16 April 2008 regulating political party funding, articles 11, 18 (1): https://mj.gov.tl/jornal/lawsTL/RDTL-Law/RDTL-Laws/Law-2008-06.pdf Regulation n.º 03/STAE/X/2011 on the electoral campaign for presidential and parliamentary elections, articles 19, 20 and 22: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/pacific/TL/timor-leste-regulation-no-03-stae-x-2011-on-the/view
Verified: 2024/11/14
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PC015


Question:What is the basis of the public funding?
Answer(s): a. Equal funding, regardless of size and previous performance
c. Based on current legislative representation
Comments: Out of the overall amount of the grant, 50% shall be equally divided among all the political parties with parliamentary representation, and the remaining 50% shall be allocated according to proportional representation, as achieved by political parties.
Source: Law n.º 6/2008 of 16 April 2008 regulating political party funding, article 11 (2): https://mj.gov.tl/jornal/lawsTL/RDTL-Law/RDTL-Laws/Law-2008-06.pdf
Verified: 2024/11/14
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PC017


Question:Are political parties entitled to private funding?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments:
Source: Law n.º 6/2008 of 16 April 2008 regulating political party funding, article 4: https://mj.gov.tl/jornal/lawsTL/RDTL-Law/RDTL-Laws/Law-2008-06.pdf
Verified: 2024/11/14
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