Democratic Party (Timor-Leste)
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The Democratic Party (Template:Langx, PD) or the Democratic Party in Timor-Leste is a political party in Timor-Leste, established on 10 June 2001. Currently,Script error: No such module "Unsubst". 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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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.[1]
In provisional results of the June 2007 parliamentary election, the party won 11.30% of the vote, placing fourth.[2]
Election results
Presidential elections
| Election | Candidate | First Round | Second Round | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| 2007 | Fernando de Araújo | 77,459 | 19.18% | — | Lost Red X | |
| 2012 | 80,381 | 17.30% | — | Lost Red X | ||
| 2017 | António da Conceição | 167,794 | 32.46% | — | Lost Red X | |
| 2022 | Mariano Sabino Lopes | 47,334 | 7.26% | — | Lost Red X | |
Legislative elections
| Election | Party leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Fernando de Araújo | 31,680 | 8.72% | Template:Composition bar | New | 2nd | Opposition |
| 2007 | 46,946 | 11.30% | Template:Composition bar | Increase 1 | Decrease 4th | Coalition (CNRT-PSD-ASDT-PD)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 2012 | 48,851 | 10.31% | Template:Composition bar | Steady 0 | Increase 3rd | Coalition (CNRT-PD)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 2017 | 55,595 | 9.79% | Template:Composition bar | Decrease 1 | Decrease 4th | Opposition | |
| 2018 | Mariano Sabino Lopes | 50,370 | 8.07% | Template:Composition bar | Decrease 2 | Increase 3rd | Opposition (2018-2020)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Coalition (2020-2023)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (Fretilin-PLP-KHUNTO-PD)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |||||||
| 2023 | 64,517 | 9.32% | Template:Composition bar | Increase 1 | Steady 3rd | Coalition (CNRT-PD)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
External links
References
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- ↑ 2007 presidential election results Template:Webarchive, Timor-Leste Election Commission website.
- ↑ "National Provisional Results from the 30 June 2007 Parliamentary Elections" Template:Webarchive, Comissão Nacional de Eleições Timor-Leste, 9 July 2007.
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