Local elections were held in

East Timor East Timor (), also known as Timor-Leste (), officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is an island country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the exclave of Oecusse on the island's north-weste ...

on 9 October 2009 to elect for Village Chiefs (''Chefe do Suco'') and delegates for Village Councils (''Conselho do Suco'') in 442 '' sucos'' (villages). It included the election of Hamlet Chiefs (''Chefe do Aldeia'') in ''aldeias'' (communities). Elected officials will serve a six-year term. Banner vota 2009-2

On 13 October 2009, although no official parties participated in the election as electoral laws prohibited candidates from representing any political parties,

Fretilin The Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor ( pt, Frente Revolucionária de Timor-Leste Independente, abbreviated as Fretilin) is a centre-left political party in East Timor. They presently hold 23 of 65 seats in the National Parliame ...

claimed victory in the said election saying that they "picked up 56% of positions with another 10% of positions being taken by FRETILIN and allied party shared tickets. In Dili FRETILIN won 60% of the Suco leadership positions."

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2009 Election Results
{{East Timorese elections 2009 elections in Asia 2009 in East Timor October 2009 events in Asia Local elections in East Timor