East Timor to appoint former health minister as next premier

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Jakarta, Rabi'II 22, 1436, February 11, 2015, SPA -- A former health minister will be East Timor's new prime minister, replacing independence hero Xanana Gusmao, the government said Wednesday, according to dpa. President Taur Matan Ruak accepted the nomination by the CNRT party, which won the most votes in the 2012 elections, it said. "The new prime minister of Timor-Leste is to be Dr Rui Maria de Araujo," a government statement said. Araujo will be sworn in Monday, presidential spokesman Matias Saldanha said. --SPA 11:36 LOCAL TIME 08:36 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w

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