The People's Liberation Party (;

abbreviated An abbreviation () is a shortened form of a word or phrase, by any method including shortening, contraction, initialism (which includes acronym), or crasis. An abbreviation may be a shortened form of a word, usually ended with a trailing per ...

PLP) is a political party in

Timor-Leste Timor-Leste, also known as East Timor, officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is a country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the coastal exclave of Oecusse in the island's northwest, and ...

(formerly East Timor). The party is led by former East Timorese president

Taur Matan Ruak José Maria de Vasconcelos (born 10 October 1956), popularly known as Taur Matan Ruak (Tetum for "Two Sharp Eyes"), is an East Timorese politician who served as 9th prime minister of East Timor from 2018 to 2023. He also served as 5th presi ...

, who became the PLP's leader in 2017.

History

On 9 December 2015, the PLP submitted 35,000 signatures from its supporters to the East Timorese Supreme Court, to be officially recognized as a political party. On 22 December 2015, the Supreme Court accepted their request and officially recognized the party. In 2015, it was reported that then East Timorese president

planned on becoming the leader of the PLP after he finished his term in office. In 2017, Taur Matan Ruak became the PLP's leader, replacing Adérito de Jesus Soares.

Election results

Legislative elections

References

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