Democratic Party (Timor-Leste)
Political party in Timor-Leste
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The Democratic Party (Portuguese: Partido Democrático, PD) or the Democratic Party in Timor-Leste is a political party in Timor-Leste, established on 10 June 2001. Currently,[when?] most of the members of the party are of the young generation who are studying abroad, and those who have completed their studies in Indonesia, Norway, Portugal, Australia, New Zealand and the United States.[citation needed]
Democratic Party Partido Democrático | |
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| Leader | Mariano Sabino Lopes |
| Founder | Fernando de Araújo |
| Founded | 10 June 2001 |
| Preceded by | National Council of Timorese Resistance |
| Headquarters | Rua de Colmera, Dili |
| Youth wing | Democratic Youth |
| Women's wing | Democratic Women's Organisation |
| Ideology | Social liberalism Decentralisation |
| Political position | Centre[1] to centre-left[2] |
| Colours | Blue, White |
| National Parliament | 6 / 65
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| Party flag | |
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| Website | |
| partidodemocratico | |
Political history
In the 2001 parliamentary election held on 30 August, the party won 8.7% of the popular vote and seven out of 88 seats, the second-highest representation in parliament, after Fretilin.
In the April 2007 presidential election, the party's leader, Fernando de Araújo, took third place with 19.18% of the vote.[3]
In provisional results of the June 2007 parliamentary election, the party won 11.30% of the vote, placing fourth.[4]
Election results
Presidential elections
| Election | Candidate | 1st round (Total votes) |
Share of votes | Result | 2nd round (Total votes) |
Share of votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Fernando de Araújo | 77,459 | 19.18% | Eliminated | Lost | ||
| 2012 | 80,381 | 17.30% | Eliminated | Lost | |||
| 2017 | António da Conceição | 167,794 | 32.46% | Lost | |||
| 2022 | Mariano Sabino Lopes | 47,334 | 7.26% | Eliminated | Lost | ||
Legislative elections
| Election | Leader | Votes | Seats | Positiion | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | % | No. | ± | ||||
| 2001 | Fernando de Araújo | 31,680 | 8.72% | 7 / 88 |
2nd | Opposition | |
| 2007 | 46,946 | 11.30% | 8 / 65 |
 1 |
 4th |
Governing coalition (CNRT-PSD-ASDT-PD) | |
| 2012 | 48,851 | 10.31% | 8 / 65 |
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3rd |
Governing coalition (CNRT-PD) | |
| 2017 | 55,595 | 9.79% | 7 / 65 |
1 |
4th |
Opposition | |
| 2018 | Mariano Sabino Lopes | 50,370 | 8.07% | 5 / 65 |
2 |
3rd |
Opposition (until 2020) |
| Governing coalition (from 2020) (Fretilin-PLP-KHUNTO-PD) | |||||||
| 2023 | 64,517 | 9.32% | 6 / 65 |
1 |
3rd |
Governing coalition (CNRT-PD) | |
