Meanwhile in East Timor, the Nobel Peace Prize winner Jose Ramos-Horta has also announced plans to run for president. He has been serving as East Timor’s prime minister since last year.

Jose Ramos-Horta: “I chose Laga, one of the poorest town’s of this country, to announce my candidacy because I spent many years here as a kid and I have been here many times over the years. I know many people. Many people know me around the country.”