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Ramos-Horta wins East Timor election
Independence leader and Nobel laureate Jose Ramos-Horta has declared victory in East Timor’s presidential election, saying he has secured “overwhelming” support and will work to foster dialogue and unity.
Data from the country’s election administration body (STAE) with all votes counted on Thursday showed Mr Ramos-Horta secured a decisive 62 per cent win in Tuesday’s ballot, well ahead of his opponent, incumbent president Francisco “Lu Olo” Guterres with 37 per cent.
- Kate Lamb
- The New Daily
- AAP
“I have received this mandate from our people, from the nation in an overwhelming demonstration of our people’s commitment to democracy,” Mr Ramos-Horta said in Dili.
The 72-year-old…