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Analyze and summarize the following news-like text snippet: 
East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta casts his ballot during the presidential election in Dili, East Timor, Saturday, March 17, 2012.
Preliminary election results in East Timor indicate the country is headed for a presidential run-off without incumbent leader Jose Ramos-Horta.
With more than 60 percent of the vote tallied, Francisco Guterres, from the main opposition Fretilin party, is ahead with about 28 percent of the vote, followed by former military chief Jose Maria de Vasconcelos with 25 percent.
President Ramos-Horta, a Nobel Peace laureate, is trailing in third place with a little more than 18 percent.
Official results are not expected until Tuesday. But it appears that none of the 12 candidates will win the outright majority needed to avoid a run-off.
The top two front runners are expected to move to the second round poll scheduled for mid-April.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon congratulated the people of East Timor for showing their commitment to democracy and peace by par...<|im_end|>
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The provided text appears to be a news article or similar content. A brief summary could be: East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta casts his ballot during the presidential election in Dili, East Timor, Saturday, March 17, 2012.
Preliminary election results in East Timor indicate the country is headed for a presidential run-off without incumbent leader Jose Ramos-Horta.
With more than 60 percent of the vote tallied, Francisco Guterres, from the main opposition Fretilin party, is ahead with about 28 percent of the vote, followed by former military chief Jose Maria de Vasconcelos with 25 p... (Further analysis would depend on the specific query.)<|im_end|>
