Timor-Leste’s Ramos Horta and ‘Lu Olo’ Guterres face off in presidential election

Nobel laureate Jose Ramos-Horta the frontrunner in a ballot widely seen as key to the nation's political stability

Asia's youngest nation of Timor-Leste will hold the second and final round of its presidential election on Tuesday, with Nobel laureate Jose Ramos-Horta the clear frontrunner in the poll.

Ramos-Horta, who received 46.5% of votes in the first round last month, is up against incumbent president Lu Olo" Guterres, who got 22.1%, in a ballot widely seen as key to the nation's political stability.