The Democratic Party (, PD) or the Democratic Party in Timor-Leste is a political party in Timor-Leste, 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.2007 presidential election results , Timor-Leste Election Commission website.
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 Election Candidate 1st round Share of votes Result 2nd round Share of votes Result 2007 Fernando de Araújo 77,459 19.18% colspan=3 2012 80,381 17.30% colspan=3 2017 António da Conceição 167,794 32.46% 2022 Mariano Sabino Lopes 47,334 7.26% colspan=3
Legislative elections Election Leader Votes Seats Positiion Status Total % ± 2001 Fernando de Araújo 31,680 8.72% 2nd 2007 46,946 11.30% 1 4th 2012 48,851 10.31% 0 3rd 2017 55,595 9.79% 1 4th 2018Mariano Sabino Lopes50,3708.07% 2 3rd (until 2020) (from 2020) 2023 64,517 9.32% 1 3rd
External links Official website
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