In the first round of voting in East Timor’s presidential election, Francisco “Lú-Olo” Guterres, the candidate for the main opposition party Fretilin, led the voting with 28 per cent, followed by the protegé of Xanana Gusmão, former military chief Taur Matan Ruak with 25 per cent, and current President José Ramos-Horta in third position.
The election marks the end of Ramos-Horta’s political career in East Timor, but he could take up a posi…
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