Eligibility

1. To stand as presidential candidates, East Timorese citizens should meet cumulatively the following requirements:

a) original citizenship;

b) at least 35 (Thirty -five) years of age;

c) to be in possession of his or her full faculties;

d) to be proposed by a minimum of five thousand voters.

2. The President of the Republic has a term of office of 5 years and shall cease his or her functions with the swearing-in of the new President-elect.

3. The President of the Republic's term of office may be renewed only once.