Timor-Leste presidential election: José Ramos-Horta wins in landslide

Victory gives 72-year-old his second term as president of south-east Asia's youngest country

The Nobel prize winner Jose Ramos-Horta has scored a landslide victory in Timor-Leste's presidential election, according to preliminary results published by the election secretariat.

The 72-year-old secured 397,145 votes, or 62.09%, against incumbent Francisco Lu-Olo" Guterres' 242,440, or 37.91%, the secretariat's website showed on Wednesday after all ballots were counted.