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 DILI, East Timor (AP) - The ruling Fretilin party narrowly defeated its rivals in elections on this tiny, politically volatile island, prompting the nation's president to call for a national unity coalition to avoid a collapse of the government.
With almost all of the ballots counted, the Fretilin party narrowly beat a new grouping formed by independence hero Xanana Gusmao in Saturday's elections, official elections results showed.
The country's president called for a government of national unity, saying he feared a coalition that did not include all major parties would collapse after several months.
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