Impoverished Island Nation East Timor Picks Ceremonial President and Continues Democratic March After Recent Independence

Former guerrilla wins East Timor presidency

AFP

Former guerrilla fighter Taur Matan Ruak has officially won East Timor’s presidential election, according to a court statement that confirmed preliminary results announced last week. The Supreme Court of Appeals said in a statement dated Monday that Ruak had won 61.2 percent of the vote, beating rival