Presidential run-off tests East Timor democracy
- Published: 16 Apr 2012 at 05.33
- Online news: Asia
Former military commander Taur Matan Ruak was ahead in an early count for East Timor's presidential run-off vote on Monday, according to the elections secretariat.
East Timorese election officials prepare to distribute ballot boxes in Dili. Former military commander Taur Matan Ruak was ahead in an early count for East Timor's presidential run-off vote on Monday, according to the elections secretariat.
The provisional count of just over half the vote showed Ruak garnering about 60 percent of the vote, with adversary Francisco Gutterres "Lu Olo" trailing behind with 40 percent, thee organiser of the polls said.
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