Ramos-Horta wins East Timor presidential election

By Agence France-Presse

Apr 20, 2022 11:15 pm

DILI: Nobel laureate Jose Ramos-Horta scored a landslide victory in East Timor's presidential election, according to preliminary results published Wednesday by the election secretariat.

The 72-year-old secured 397,145 votes, or 62.09 percent, against incumbent Francisco 'Lu-Olo' Guterres' 242,440, or 37.91 percent, the secretariat's website showed after all ballots were counted.

Jose Ramos Horta gestures as he casts his ballot during the second round of presidential elections in Dili on April 19, 2022. AFP PHOTO

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