Runoff expected in presidential poll
From Times Wire Reports
Voters in East Timor lined up today to choose a new president, hoping the election would end bitter political rivalries and widespread poverty threatening Asia’s youngest nation.
With a runoff predicted, some people fear the fledgling democracy could be facing months of political instability.
Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, leads the race. Preliminary results are expected Wednesday.
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