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José Ramos-Horta Takes Commanding Lead in East Timor Election

HeadlineApr 20, 2022

In East Timor (Timor-Leste), the Nobel Peace laureate José Ramos-Horta has taken a commanding lead in Tuesday’s presidential election over incumbent Francisco “Lú-Olo” Guterres. With almost half of the votes counted, Ramos-Horta has about 59% of the vote. Ramos-Horta previously led East Timor from 2007 to 2012.

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