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.
In provisional results of the June 2007 parliamentary election, the party won 11.30% of the vote, placing fourth.
Election results
Presidential elections
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! Election
! Candidate
! 1st round<br>
! Share of votes
! Result
! 2nd round<br>
! Share of votes
! Result
|-
! 2007
| rowspan="2" | Fernando de Araújo
| 77,459
| 19.18%
|
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|-
! 2012
| 80,381
| 17.30%
|
|colspan=3
|-
! 2017
| António da Conceição
| 167,794
| 32.46%
|
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|-
! 2022
| Mariano Sabino Lopes
| 47,334
| 7.26%
|
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|}
Legislative elections
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! rowspan="2" | Election
! rowspan="2" | Leader
! colspan="2" | Votes
! colspan="2" | Seats
! rowspan="2" | Positiion
! rowspan="2" | Status
|-
! Total
! %
!
! ±
|-
! 2001
| rowspan="4" | Fernando de Araújo
| 31,680
| 8.72%
|
| bgcolor="lightgrey" |
| 2nd
|
|-
! 2007
| 46,946
| 11.30%
|
| 1
| 4th
| <br/>
|-
! 2012
| 48,851
| 10.31%
|
| 0
| 3rd
| <br/>
|-
! 2017
| 55,595
| 9.79%
|
| 1
| 4th
|
|-
! rowspan=2 |2018
| rowspan=3 |Mariano Sabino Lopes
| rowspan=2 |50,370
| rowspan=2 |8.07%
| rowspan=2 |
| rowspan=2 | 2
| rowspan=2 | 3rd
| (until 2020)
|-
| (from 2020)<br/>
|-
! 2023
| 64,517
| 9.32%
|
| 1
| 3rd
| <br/>
|}
External links
- Official website