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The 2007 East Timorese presidential election involved two separate votes. The first on 9 April 2007 eliminated six of the eight nominees. The remaining two candidates current Prime Minister José Ramos-Horta and Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor (FRETILIN) President Francisco Guterres faced each other in a runoff election on 9 May 2007. Ramos-Horta won the second round with 69% of the vote.