East Timorese Politicians on Social Media · Global Voices
Sara Moreira

The most popular East Timorese politician on Facebook, Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão, with a page that counts up to 6,737 likes, doesn't update it at all. Despite having used Facebook quite intensively during 2012's electoral campaign, President Matan Ruak, with 6,603 likes and a Twitter profile (@MatanRuak), seems to have abandoned social media since roughly one month after taking office. Former President Ramos-Horta – recently appointed UN envoy to Guinea-Bissau – can be followed on Facebook (1,657 likes), as well as FRETILIN's leader and President of the National Assembly Francisco Guterres “Lu OLo“.