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Fiji's election supervisor to oversee East Timor's president election

Fiji's Supervisor of Elections, Walter Rigamoto, has been appointed a United Nations International Commissioner for East Timor's presidential elections that will be held on April 14.

Mr Rigamoto's appointment follows his earlier selection as Head of the UN Monitoring Team to the recent general elections in the Solomon Islands.

He's is the only international commissioner to join three East Timorese as members of the Board of Commissioners to oversee the country's presidential election.

The assignment lasts from the middle of this month until the the end of April.

13/02/2002 15:49:53 | ABC Radio Australia News

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