Former President Ramos Holta, who won the Nobel Peace Prize as a leader of the independence movement, was elected in the final vote of the presidential election held in East Timor, which has been 20 years since independence.
In East Timor, the final vote of the presidential election was held on the 19th, and it was a battle between former President Ramos Holta and incumbent President Luolo.
On the 20th, the provisional ballot counting results were announced.
▼ Former President Ramos Holta won 397,145 votes,
▼ President Luolo 242,440 votes,
and former President Ramos Holta won the election with a voter turnout of more than 62%. ..
Ramos Holta is 72 years old.
He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1996 as one of the leaders of the independence movement, and after the rule of Portugal and Indonesia and East Timor's independence in 2002, he was the first foreign minister, as well as the prime minister and president. Has served as a post.
Ramos Holta will declare victory on the morning of the 21st of Japan time.
In East Timor, 30% of the people are poor, and issues such as the revitalization of the economy, which has been depressed by the influence of the new coronavirus, and the transformation of the industrial structure that depends on natural resources are issues.
Ramos Holta has argued that he will be able to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and attract investment in his election campaign, and will work to rebuild the stagnant economy.