This article lists the current and former political parties in Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste is a democratic, multi-party state. The Indonesian parties that were represented in the country during the occupation period (1975-1999) are not listed. Official registration and admission of a party takes place at the Timor-Leste Supreme Court of Justice. This requires the signatures of 20,000 supporters, with 1000 signatures from each municipalities.
Parties
Parliamentary parties
Five parties currently hold seats in the National Parliament:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan=2 | Party
! Abbr.
! Founded
! Ideology
! Political position
! MPs
! Flag
|-
! style="background-color: " |
| National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction<br />
| CNRT
| 2007
| Social democracy
| Centre-left
|
| centre|60px
|-
! style="background-color: " |
| Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor<br />
| Fretilin
| 1974
|
|
|
| centre|60px
|-
! style="background-color: " |
| Democratic Party<br />
| PD
| 2001
|
| Centre to centre-left
|
| centre|60px
|-
! style="background-color: " |
| Enrich the National Unity of the Sons of Timor<br />
| KHUNTO
| 2011
|
|
|
| centre|60px
|-
! style="background-color: " |
| People's Liberation Party<br />
| PLP
| 2015
|
| Centre
|
|
|}
Unrepresented parties
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan=2 | Party
! Abbr.
! Founded
! Ideology
! Political position
! Flag
|-
! style="background-color: " |
| Timorese Democratic Union<br />
| UDT
| 1974
|
| Right-wing
| centre|60px
|-
! style="background-color: " |
| Front for National Reconstruction of Timor-Leste – Change<br />
| FM
| 2011
|
| Centre-left
| centre|60px
|-
! style="background-color: #fbd600" |
| Democratic Unity Development Party<br />
| PUDD
| 2016
|
|
| centre|60px
|-
! style="background-color: " |
| Christian Democratic Party<br />
| PDC
| 2000
|
| Centre-left
| centre|60px
|-
! style="background-color: #02029f" |
| Timorese Labour Party<br />
| PT, PTT
| 1974
|
| Centre-left
| centre|60px
|-
! style="background-color: #02a75b" |
| Green Party of Timor<br />
| Os Verdes
| 2022
|
|
| centre|60px
|-
! style="background-color: #d65c83" |
| Democratic Republic of Timor Party<br />
| PDRT
| 2007
| Veterans' interests
|
| centre|60px
|-
! style="background-color: #3FB043" |
| National Unity of Timorese Resistance<br />
| UNDERTIM
| 2005
|
|
| centre|60px
|-
! style="background-color: " |
| Republican Party<br />
| PR
| 2005
|
| Centre-left
| centre|60px
|-
! style="background-color: " |
| Social Democratic Party<br />
| PSD
| 2000
|
| Centre
| centre|60px
|-
! style="background-color: " |
| Socialist Party of Timor<br />
| PST
| 1997
|
| Left-wing to far-left
| centre|60px
|-
! style="background-color: #0101ff" |
| Timorese Social Democratic Action Center<br />
| CASDT
| 2015
| Social democracy
| Centre to centre-left
| centre|60px
|-
! style="background-color: #009900" |
| Hope of the Fatherland Party<br />
| PEP
| 2012
|
|
| centre|60px
|-
! style="background-color: #ECDB00" |
| People's Party of Development<br />
| PDP
| 2012
|
|
| centre|60px
|-
! style="background-color: #3f48cc" |
| Party of National Development<br />
| PDN
| 2008
| Conservatism
|
| centre|60px
|-
! style="background-color: #66CBFF" |
| Freedom Movement for the Maubere people<br />
| MLPM
| 2013
|
|
| centre|60px
|-
! style="background-color: #000077" |
| Timor-Leste National Republic Party<br />
| PARENTIL
| 2001
| Conservatism
|
| centre|60px
|-
! style="background-color: " |
| Timorese Democratic Party<br />
| PTD
| 2008
|
|
| centre|60px
|-
! style="background-color: " |
| Democratic Liberal Party<br />
| PDL
| 2011
| Conservative liberalism
| Centre-right
| centre|60px
|-
! style="background-color: " |
| <br />
| PLPA
| 2009
| Populism
|
| centre|60px
|-
! style="background-color: #19171c" |
| Timorese People's Monarchist Association<br />
| APMT
| 2012
| Monarchism
|
| centre|60px
|}
Defunct and unregistered parties
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan=2 | Party
! Abbr.
! Founded
! Dissolved
! Ideology
! Political position
! Flag
|-
! style="background-color: " |
| Association of Timorese Heroes<br />
| AHT
| 1974
| 2017
|
| Right-wing
| centre|60px
|-
! style="background-color: #0099ff" |
| Christian Democratic Union of Timor<br />
| UDC
| 1998
| 2007
| Christian democracy
| Centre-right
| center|60x60px
|-
! style="background-color: #0099e0" |
| Liberal Party<br />
| PL
| 2001
| 2017
| Conservative liberalism
| Centre-right
| centre|60px
|-
! style="background-color: #27a22d" |
| Millennium Democratic Party<br />
| PMD
| 2004
| 2012
|
| Centre-left
| centre|60px
|-
! style="background-color: #3b4783" |
| National Unity Party<br />
| PUN
| 2005
| 2017
|
| Right-wing
| centre|60px
|-
! style="background-color: " |
| People's Party of Timor<br />
| PPT
| 2000
| 2012
|
| Right-wing
| centre|60px
|-
! style="background-color: " |
| Timorese Nationalist Party<br />
| PNT
| 1999
| 2012
|
|
| centre|60px
|-
! style="background-color: purple" |
| Timorese Popular Democratic Association<br />
| APODETI
| 1974
| 2007
|
| Right-wing
| centre|60px
|-
! style="background-color: #0000FF" |
| Democratic Party of Maurebe<br />
| PDM
| 2000
| 2001
|
|
| centre|60px
|-
! style="background-color: " |
| Timorese Social Democratic Association<br />
| ASDT
| 1974
| 2018
|
| Centre to centre-left
| centre|60px
|}
Partido Timor Forte (PARTIFOR) is currently striving for registration, but as of January 2021 has not yet met all the requirements. The Party leader is Gregório Saldanha. The same applies to the Partidu Dezenvolvementu Sosiál (PDS). The application was rejected by FITUN in January 2021. The Partidu Unidade Dezenvolvimentu Nasionál (PUDN), which is active in 2021, has not yet provided any information on its application for registration. In 2023, the registration of the Aliança Nacional Democrata (AND) has not yet been completed.
|50x50px
|-
! style="background-color: #d65c83" |
|align=center|Bloku Unidade Popular||align=center|BUP ||align=center| 2015–2018 ||align=left| PDRT, PMD, PLPA (until 2018), PST (until 2016), PARENTIL (until 2017) ||50px
|-
! style="background-color: #fbf80d" |
|align=center|Coligação Bloco Proclamador||align=center|Bloco Proclamador ||align=center| 2012 ||align=left| PARENTIL, PMD ||
|-
! style="background-color: " |
|align=center|Fórum Demokrátiku Nasionál|| align="center" |FDN ||align=center| 2017–2018 ||align=left| APMT, BUP, PST, PSD, PDP, MLPM, PDC ||
|-
!
|align=center|Frente Ampla Democratica|| align="center" |FAD||align=center| 2023||align=left| UDT, FM, CASDT, PDN||50px
|-
! style="background-color: " |
|align=center|Liga Democrática Progressiva|| align="center" |LDP ||align=center| 2007–(?) ||align=left| PDC, PDRT, PMD, PNT, PST, UDT ||
|-
! style="background-color: #a9f0ae" |
|align=center|Movimentu Dezenvolvimentu Nasional|| align="center" |MDN ||align=center| 2018 ||align=left| APMT, MLPM, PLPA, UNDERTIM ||
|-
! style="background-color: #f8a400" |
|align=center|Movimento Social Democrata|| align="center" |MSD ||align=center| 2018 ||align=left| PSD, PST, PDC, CASDT ||
|}
Election results
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File:ET election2001-2.png|Final results of the<br />2001 East Timorese parliamentary election
File:ET election2007-2.png|Final results of the<br />2007 East Timorese parliamentary election
File:ET election2012-2.png|Final results of the<br />2012 East Timorese parliamentary election
File:ET election2017-2.png|Final results of the<br />2017 East Timorese parliamentary election
File:ET election2018.png|Final results of the<br />2018 East Timorese parliamentary election
File:ET election2023.jpg|Final results of the<br />2023 East Timorese parliamentary election
</gallery>
References
External links
- Pat Walsh: East Timor's Political Parties and Groupings Briefing Notes, Australian Council for Overseas Aid 2001 (MS Word; 174 kB)
- (PDF; 996 kB)
- Dennis Shoesmith: Party Systems and Factionalism in Timor-Leste, 2020.
- Lurdes Silva-Carneiro de Sousa: (RTF; 199 kB)
- Political Parties and Groupings of Timor Leste, ALP International Projects Group, 2007.
- Political Parties in the Pacific Islands, Australian National University, 2008