[1] In the June 2007 parliamentary election, Guterres was elected to the National Parliament as the second name on the candidate list of the National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT), a party led by Xanana Gusmão.

[2] He was elected president of the National Parliament without opposition in July 2012.

As acting president, he proclaimed a two-day state of emergency on 12 February.

[5] During his time in office, he fought for greater efforts to combat poverty.

According to OECD and WBG living standards in the country ranged from decent to below average.