The hard truth is that Mr Ventura, who won 37% of the vote and beat his closest rival by a mere three percentage points, is a victor without a mandate.

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Without that, the victor in war can lose the peace.

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In the wake of the Cold War, Nato was left the victor - but without an enemy.

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If the result holds, Kenyatta would win the election without a runoff, as the victor needs only a simple majority.

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But, according to excerpts from the book, which is due out in June, his grandfather, Pedro Victor Garcia, entered the United States without a visa in 1962 and spent the next few years in legal limbo while pleading for leniency from U.S. immigration officials.

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