Horta 'unlikley to win East Timor vote'

Without the support of PM Xanana Gusmao, East Timor's President Jose Ramos Horta is tipped to face almost certain defeat in the presidential election, Brian Thomson reports.

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Without the support of PM Xanana Gusmao, East Timor's President Jose Ramos Horta is tipped to face almost certain defeat in the presidential election.

His main challengers are both former guerrilla fighters. SBS Senior Correspondent Brian Thomson reports.



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