Democratic Party (East Timor)

Democratic Party

Partido Democrático
Democratic Party Partido Democrático
Leader	Mariano Sabino Lopes
Founded	10 June 2001
Headquarters	Rua de Colmera, Dili
Youth wing	Democratic Youth
Women's wing	Democratic Women's Organisation
Ideology	Social liberalism; Decentralisation
Political position	Centre to centre-left
Colours	Blue, White
National Parliament	7 / 65
Party flag
Website
	partidodemocratico.org
	Politics of East Timor; Political parties; Elections;

The Democratic Party (Portuguese: Partido Democrático) or the Democratic Party in Timor-Leste is a political party in East Timor, established on 10 June, 2001. Currently, 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.

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[]

Legislative elections[]

Election	Total seats won	Total votes	Share of votes	Outcome of election	Election leader
2001	7 / 88	31,680	8.72%	7 seats; Opposition	Fernando de Araújo
2007	8 / 65	46,946	11.30%	1 seat; Governing coalition (CNRT-PSD-ASDT-PD)	Fernando de Araújo
2012	8 / 65	48,851	10.31%	No change; Governing coalition (CNRT-PD)	Fernando de Araújo
2017	7 / 65	55,595	9.79%	1 seat	Fernando de Araújo

Presidential elections[]

Election	Candidate	1st round (Total votes)	Share of votes	Outcome	2nd round (Total votes)	Share of votes	Outcome
2007	Fernando de Araújo	77,459	19.18%	Lost N
2012	Fernando de Araújo	80,381	17.30%	Lost N

External links[]

Official website

References[]

^ Lansford, Tom (2019). Political Handbook of the World 2018-2019. CQ Press. p. 1585. ISBN 9781544327136. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
^ Shoesmith, Dennis (October 2011), Political Parties and Groupings of Timor-Leste (3rd ed.), p. 36
^ 2007 presidential election results Archived 16 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine, East Timor Election Commission website.
^ "National Provisional Results from the 30 June 2007 Parliamentary Elections" Archived 10 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Comissão Nacional de Eleições Timor-Leste, 9 July 2007.

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[1] Lansford, Tom (2019). Political Handbook of the World 2018-2019. CQ Press. p. 1585. ISBN 9781544327136. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

[2] Shoesmith, Dennis (October 2011), Political Parties and Groupings of Timor-Leste (3rd ed.), p. 36

[3] 2007 presidential election results Archived 16 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine, East Timor Election Commission website.

[4] "National Provisional Results from the 30 June 2007 Parliamentary Elections" Archived 10 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Comissão Nacional de Eleições Timor-Leste, 9 July 2007.

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