Ramos-Horta concedes defeat in E Timor poll

East Timor's President Jose Ramos-Horta conceded defeat yesterday after the country held its second presidential election as a free nation at the weekend.
Saturday's election, which pitted the Nobel-laureate against 11 other hopefuls, is to go to a second round after none of the candidates garnered the 50 percent majority required by the constitution to secure an outright win.
The run-off is to be held on April 16 between the opposition Fretilin party's Francisco "Lu Olo" Guterres and former armed forces chief Taur Matan Ruak, based on preliminary results, election official Luiz Fernando Valls said.