Francisco Lu Olo Guterres deverá ser o novo presidente de Timor-Leste

Francisco Lu Olo Guterres

Top polling presidential candidate Francisco "Lu-Olo" Guterres, right, gestures as he greets his supporters in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, March 21, 2017 Source: AP Photo/Kandhi Barnez

Resultados preliminares das eleicões presidenciais em Timor-Leste, com 90 por cento dos votos contados, estão dando a vitória ao candidato da Fretilin, ex-presidente do parlamento nacional do país, Francisco Lu Olo Guterres, com 57 % dos votos.


São as primeiras eleições no país sem a ajuda da Organização das Nações Unidas.

A comissão eleitoral deve anunciar o resultado oficial amanhã, quinta-feira.
Francisco Lu Olo Guterres nao tem ilusões sobre os desafios a frente:

"This is a chance to bring changes in many sectors. I want to fix the problems faced in the sectors of agriculture, health, education and the economy, leading the people of East Timor towards the future they desire."

O eleitor Manuel Da Costa disse que votou em Lu Olo por causa do seu passado e do que tem feito no presente:

"I chose him because he is a role model for the younger generation. As a politician who fought for our nation and the people in the past, he deserves a chance to lead the nation. I also think the policies he has suggested are good for society."
Já a eleitora Rita Dera Do Carmo disse ter votado em outro candidato, também popular, o atual ministro federal da Educação, Antonio da Conceição, com uma plataforma anti-corrupção.

"I voted for him because he has presented good policies and planning for the nation. And I believe he can lead the nation to a better future."

Antonio da Conceição, do Partido Democrático, disse que, de qualquer maneira, respeita o resultado das eleições.

"I have to obey to what the people decide. Therefore, if the results will be in favor of myself, I'll certainly appreciate it, and, also, I would give my gratitude to the population because they give the trust to me. But if the trust will be given to the other candidate, this is also what I have to appreciate, the decisions of the people."

Lu Olo Guterres teve o importante apoio do líder Xanana Gusmão, que participou de comícios em favor do candidato da Fretilin.


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