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East Timor vote highlights young nation’s political impasse

Incumbent East Timorese President Francisco "Lu Olo" Guterres shows his inked finger after casting his ballot at a polling station during the election in Dili, East Timor, Saturday, March 19, 2022. Nearly a million people in East Timor were voting for president on Saturday in an election that will test the young nation's stability amid a protracted political crisis and economic uncertainty. (AP Photo/Lorenio Do Rosario Pereira) People queue up to vote at a polling station during the election in Dili, East Timor, Saturday, March 19, 2022. Nearly a million people in East Timor were voting for president on Saturday in an election that will test the young nation's stability amid a protracted political crisis and economic uncertainty. (AP Photo/Lorenio Do Rosario Pereira) East Timorese presidential candidate who is also former President Jose Ramos-Horta casts his ballot at a polling station during the election in Dili, East Timor, Saturday, March 19, 2022. Nearly a million people in East Timor were voting for president on Saturday in an election that will test the young nation's stability amid a protracted political crisis and economic uncertainty. (AP Photo/Lorenio Do Rosario Pereira) Incumbent East Timorese President Francisco "Lu Olo" Guterres casts his ballot at a polling station during the election in Dili, East Timor, Saturday, March 19, 2022. Nearly a million people in East Timor were voting for president on Saturday in an election that will test the young nation's stability amid a protracted political crisis and economic uncertainty. (AP Photo/Lorenio Do Rosario Pereira) East Timorese presidential candidate who is also former President Jose Ramos-Horta shows his inked finger after casting his ballot at a polling station during the election in Dili, East Timor, Saturday, March 19, 2022. Nearly a million people in East Timor were voting for president on Saturday in an election that will test the young nation's stability amid a protracted political crisis and economic uncertainty. (AP Photo/Lorenio Do Rosario Pereira) A woman casts her ballot at a polling station during the presidential election in Dili, East Timor, Saturday, March 19, 2022. Nearly a million people in East Timor were voting for a president on Saturday in an election that will test the young nation's stability amid a protracted political crisis and economic uncertainty. (AP Photo/Lorenio Do Rosario Pereira) People line up at a polling station to vote during the presidential election in Dili, East Timor, Saturday, March 19, 2022. Nearly a million people in East Timor were voting for a president on Saturday in an election that will test the young nation's stability amid a protracted political crisis and economic uncertainty. (AP Photo/Lorenio Do Rosario Pereira)