The Democratic Party ( pt, 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
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,
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.
In provisional results of the
June 2007 parliamentary election, the party won 11.30% of the vote, placing fourth.
"National Provisional Results from the 30 June 2007 Parliamentary Elections"
, Comissão Nacional de Eleições Timor-Leste, 9 July 2007.
Election results
Presidential elections
Legislative elections
External links
Official website
References
Political parties in East Timor
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