List of political parties in Timor-Leste
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This article lists the current and former political parties in Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste is a democratic, multi-party state. The Indonesian parties that were represented in the country during the occupation period (1975-1999) are not listed. Official registration and admission of a party takes place at the Timor-Leste Supreme Court of Justice. This requires the signatures of 20,000 supporters, with 1000 signatures from each municipalities.
Parties
Parliamentary parties
Five parties currently hold seats in the National Parliament:
| Party | Abbr. | Founded | Ideology | Political position | MPs | Flag | |
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| National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction Congresso Nacional de Reconstrução de Timor |
CNRT | 2007 | Social democracy | Centre-left | 31 / 65 |
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| Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor Frente Revolucionária de Timor-Leste Independente |
Fretilin | 1974 |
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19 / 65 |
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| Democratic Party Partido Democrático |
PD | 2001 | Centre to centre-left | 6 / 65 |
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| Enrich the National Unity of the Sons of Timor Kmanek Haburas Unidade Nasional Timor Oan |
KHUNTO | 2011 | 5 / 65 |
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| People's Liberation Party Partidu Libertasaun Popular |
PLP | 2015 | Centre | 4 / 65 |
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Unrepresented parties
| Party | Abbr. | Founded | Ideology | Political position | Flag | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timorese Democratic Union União Democrática Timorense |
UDT | 1974 |
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Right-wing | ||
| Front for National Reconstruction of Timor-Leste – Change Frente de Reconstrução Nacional de Timor-Leste – Mudança |
FM | 2011 | Centre-left | |||
| Democratic Unity Development Party Partidu Unidade Dezenvolvimentu Demokratiku |
PUDD | c. 2016 | ||||
| Christian Democratic Party Partido Democrata Cristão |
PDC | 2000 | Centre-left | |||
| Timorese Labour Party Partido Trabalhista Timorense |
PT, PTT | 1974 | Centre-left | |||
| Green Party of Timor Partido os Verdes de Timor |
Os Verdes | 2022 | ||||
| Democratic Republic of Timor Party Partido Democratika Republica de Timor |
PDRT | c. 2007 | Veterans' interests | |||
| National Unity of Timorese Resistance União Nacional Democrática de Resistência Timorense |
UNDERTIM | 2005 | ||||
| Republican Party Partidu Republikanu |
PR | 2005 | Centre-left | |||
| Social Democratic Party Partido Social Democrata |
PSD | 2000 | Centre | |||
| Socialist Party of Timor Partido Socialista de Timor |
PST | 1997 | Left-wing to far-left | |||
| Timorese Social Democratic Action Center Centro Acção Social-Democrata Timorense |
CASDT | 2015 | Social democracy | Centre to centre-left | ||
| Hope of the Fatherland Party Partido Esperança da Pátria |
PEP | 2012 | ||||
| People's Party of Development Partido do Desenvolvimento Popular |
PDP | 2012 | [data missing] | |||
| Party of National Development Partido do Desenvolvimento Nacional |
PDN | 2008 | Conservatism | |||
| Freedom Movement for the Maubere people Movimentu Libertasaun ba Povu Maubere |
MLPM | 2013 | ||||
| Timor-Leste National Republic Party Partido Republika Nacional Timor Leste |
PARENTIL | 2001 | Conservatism | |||
| Timorese Democratic Party Partido Timorense Democrático |
PTD | 2008 | [data missing] | |||
| Democratic Liberal Party Partido Democrática Liberal |
PDL | c. 2011 | Conservative liberalism | Centre-right | ||
| People's Freedom Party of the Aileba Partidu Liberta Povu Aileba |
PLPA | 2009 | Populism | |||
| Timorese People's Monarchist Association Associação Popular Monarquia Timorense |
APMT | c. 2012 | Monarchism | |||
Defunct and unregistered parties
| Party | Abbr. | Founded | Dissolved | Ideology | Political position | Flag | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Association of Timorese Heroes Associação dos Heróis Timorenses |
AHT | 1974 | 2017 | Right-wing | |||
| Christian Democratic Union of Timor União Democrata-Crista de Timor |
UDC | c. 1998 | c. 2007 | Christian democracy | Centre-right | ||
| Liberal Party Partai Liberal |
PL | c. 2001 | c. 2017 | Conservative liberalism | Centre-right | ||
| Millennium Democratic Party Partido Milénio Democrático |
PMD | 2004 | c. 2012 | Centre-left | |||
| National Unity Party Partido Unidade Nacional |
PUN | 2005 | c. 2017 | Right-wing | |||
| People's Party of Timor Partido do Povo de Timor |
PPT | 2000 | c. 2012 | Right-wing | |||
| Timorese Nationalist Party Partido Nacionalista Timorense |
PNT | 1999 | 2012 |
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| Timorese Popular Democratic Association Associação Popular Democratica Timorense |
APODETI | 1974 | c. 2007 |
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Right-wing | ||
| Democratic Party of Maurebe Partai Demokratik Maubere |
PDM | 2000 | 2001 | ||||
| Timorese Social Democratic Association Associação Social-Democrata Timorense |
ASDT | 1974 | 2018 | Centre[9][10] to centre-left | |||
Partido Timor Forte (PARTIFOR) is currently striving for registration, but as of January 2021 has not yet met all the requirements.[11] The Party leader is Gregório Saldanha.[12] The same applies to the Partidu Dezenvolvementu Sosiál (PDS). The application was rejected by FITUN in January 2021.[13] The Partidu Unidade Dezenvolvimentu Nasionál (PUDN), which is active in 2021, has not yet provided any information on its application for registration.[14] In 2023, the registration of the Aliança Nacional Democrata (AND) has not yet been completed.[15]
Party alliances
This list compiles the party alliances (coalitions) in Timor Leste with their own respective names, founding, member parties, and flags.
| Alliances | Abbr. | Founded | Members | Flag | |
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| Aliança da Maioria Parlamentar | AMP | 2007–2012 | CNRT, PD, ASDT, PSD, UNDERTIM | ||
| Aliança para Mudança e Progresso | AMP | c. 2017 | CNRT, PLP, KHUNTO (Until 2018 Aliança da Maioria Parlamentar) | ||
| Aliança Democrática KOTA/PPT | AD | 2007 | KOTA, PPT | ||
| Aliança Democrática | AD | 2012 | KOTA, PTT | ||
| Aliança Democrata | AD | 2023 | AND, PDP, PLPA[15] | ||
| Bloku Unidade Popular | BUP | 2015–2018 | PDRT, PMD, PLPA (until 2018), PST (until 2016), PARENTIL (until 2017) | ||
| Coligação Bloco Proclamador | Bloco Proclamador | 2012 | PARENTIL, PMD | ||
| Fórum Demokrátiku Nasionál | FDN | 2017–2018 | APMT, BUP, PST, PSD, PDP, MLPM, PDC | ||
| Frente Ampla Democratica | FAD | c. 2023 | UDT, FM, CASDT, PDN[15] | ||
| Frenti Dezenvolvimentu Demokratiku | FDD | 2017–2018 | PUDD, FM, UDT, PDN[16] | ||
| Liga Democrática Progressiva | LDP | 2007–(?) | PDC, PDRT, PMD, PNT, PST, UDT | ||
| Movimentu Dezenvolvimentu Nasional | MDN | c. 2018 | APMT, MLPM, PLPA, UNDERTIM | ||
| Movimento Social Democrata | MSD | c. 2018 | PSD, PST, PDC, CASDT | ||
Election results
- Final results of the
2001 East Timorese parliamentary election - Final results of the
2007 East Timorese parliamentary election - Final results of the
2012 East Timorese parliamentary election - Final results of the
2017 East Timorese parliamentary election - Final results of the
2018 East Timorese parliamentary election - Final results of the
2023 East Timorese parliamentary election


































