The Christian Democratic Party ( pt, Partido Democrata Cristão) is a
centre-left
Centre-left politics lean to the left on the left–right political spectrum but are closer to the centre than other left-wing politics. Those on the centre-left believe in working within the established systems to improve social justice. The ...
political party
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in
East Timor
East Timor (), also known as Timor-Leste (), officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is an island country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the exclave of Oecusse on the island's north-weste ...
.
In the
parliamentary election
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held on 30 August 2001, the party won 2.0% of the popular vote and 2 out of 88 seats. In the
parliamentary election
A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ...
held on 30 June 2007, the PDC won 4,300 votes, 1.03% of the total, and did not win any seats in parliament, as it did not reach the 3% threshold to win seats.
"National Provisional Results from the 30 June 2007 Parliamentary Elections"
Comissão Nacional de Eleições Timor-Leste, 9 July 2007.
Election results
Legislative elections
References
Christian democratic parties in Asia
Political parties in East Timor
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