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Gusmao looks set for return as opposition wins East Timor poll

Independence hero could return to front-line politics after his CNRT party won about 42 percent of the vote.

Al Jazeera · May 23, 2023

Independence hero Xanana Gusmao's party wins Timor-Leste election but falls short of majority

The result of Sunday's election paves the way for a return to power for the 76-year-old, who was also Timor-Leste's first president — if he can form a coalition.

ABC News · May 23, 2023

East Timor's opposition party won most seats in parliamentary election

A final count of votes shows East Timor’s opposition party won Sunday's parliamentary election

The Independent UK · May 23, 2023

As Timor-Leste heads to the polls, Armanda Ferriera remembers the cost of the country's independence

When 63-year-old Armanda Ferriera talks about Timor-Leste's bloody struggle for independence, tears spill from her eyes.

ABC News · May 19, 2023

East Timor looks to new president for generational change

Ramos-Horta, 72, is the latest independence hero to take the reins but could be the one to empower younger leaders.

Al Jazeera · May 27, 2022

East Timor celebrates independence anniversary, new leader

Former East Timor independence fighter and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose Ramos-Horta is being sworn in as president of Asia’s youngest country as it marks its 20th anniversary of independence

The Independent UK · May 19, 2022

In East Timor, president-elect confronts thorny addiction to oil

Nobel laureate Jose Ramos-Horta will be inaugurated on Friday as his country eyes new oil and gas development.

Al Jazeera · May 19, 2022

Ramos-Horta set to win East Timor presidency for 2nd time

East Timor’s former independence fighter and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose Ramos-Horta is set to win the presidential runoff election

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2022

Veterans face off in final round of East Timor presidential poll

Jose Ramos-Horta seems to have edge over Francisco ‘Lu Olo’ Guterres, but Asia’s youngest nation wants to move forward.

Al Jazeera · Apr 19, 2022

East Timor votes for president in runoff amid political feud

Voters in East Timor are choosing a president in a runoff Tuesday between former independence fighters who've blamed each other for years of political paralysis

The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2022