Presidential elections were held in East Timor on 19 March 2022. Incumbent Francisco Guterres is running for a second term. None of the presidential nominees gotten at least 50% of the votes, so a runoff election was held on 19 April 2022, between the top two candidates, José Ramos-Horta and Guterres. Ramos-Horta won the runoff with 62% of the total votes cast.