TMR Victor; provisional results Second Round Presidential Election

Tuesday, 17 April 2012 18:20Written by Venidora Oliveira, TDW

6. Preliminary results released by STAE of the second round of Presidential election show TMR as the victor with 61.23% of the total votes and runner Francisco Guterres ‘Lu-Olo’ with 38% of the vote.

STAE (the Secretariat for the Administration of Elections) posted the preliminary results of the second round of Presidential Election today (17/4) at 10:00 a.m. with 100 per cent of votes counted from all 13 Districts giving

an unofficial victory to Taur Matan Ruak (TMR) with 61.23 percent of the vote; and Francisco Guterres (Lu-Olo) with 38.77 percent of the vote.

No  District                Lu- Olo                 Taur Matan Ruak (TMR)
1    Aileu                  29.24 %                70.76 %
2    Ainaru                32.81                    67.19 %
3    Baucau              52.07 %                47.95 %
4    Bobonaru           29.99 %                70.01 %
5    CovaLima          37.42 %                62.58 %
6    Dili                   34.21 %                65.79 %
7    Ermera             32.94 %                67.06 %
8    Lautem            49.60 %                50.40 %
9    Liquisa             35.81 %                64.19 %
10    Manatutu       26.45 %                73.55 %
11    Manufahi       45,82 %                54.18 %
12    oecusse       24.08 %                 75.92 %
13    Viqueque      66.08 %                 33.92 %
Total                 38.77 %                   61.23%

Josh Trinidade, one of the Coordinators of TMR’s Success Team, said he was very pleased with the provisional results.
“I am very satisfied with the results. Not only me, but also the  whole success team. It validates the hard work we did thus far and we received good results for it,” said Coordinator Trinidade, at Hotel Timor, Dili.
According also to Coordinator Trinidade, the most important thing is that TMR holds on to national unity, peace and stability, listens to the people and gives priority to the Timorese. “The Timorese have to hold on to the reins for themselves.”