The Democratic Party (Portuguese: Partido Democrático) or the Democratic Party in Timor-Leste is a political party in East Timor, 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.

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Democratic Party Partido Democrático
Leader	Mariano Sabino Lopes
Founder	Fernando de Araújo
Founded	10 June 2001
Preceded by	National Council of Timorese Resistance
Headquarters	Rua de Colmera, Dili
Youth wing	Democratic Youth
Women's wing	Democratic Women's Organisation
Ideology	Social liberalism Decentralisation
Political position	Centre[1] to centre-left[2]
Colours	Blue, White
National Parliament	6 / 65
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Website
partidodemocratico.org
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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.^[3]

In provisional results of the June 2007 parliamentary election, the party won 11.30% of the vote, placing fourth.^[4]

• Official website