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A decade after winning independence from Indonesia, East Timor, also known as Timor-Leste, will elect a new prime minister and government in elections this coming July. This Saturday, May 19, a day before its 10-year anniversary, President Jose Ramos-Horta, will hand over power to his elected successor, Taur Matan Ruak. It is a largely ceremonial post for Ruak, a former armed forces chief and ex-guerrilla fighter who won in an election that was regarded as orderly and fair. He will need to rebuild a nation that needs to fight corruption, poverty and an over-dependence on energy revenues.
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