Timorese Social Democratic Association

Timorese Social Democratic Association
Associação Social-Democrata Timorense
Leader Francisco Xavier do Amaral
Founded 20 May 1974[1]
2000
Headquarters Avenida do Direitos Humanos, Lecidere, Dili
Ideology Centrism[2][3]
Social democracy[3]
Political position Centre[2][3]
International affiliation None
Colours Yellow, Green, Blue, White, Red
Party flag

The Timorese Social Democratic Association (Portuguese: Associação Social-Democrata Timorense; abbreviated ASDT) is a political party in East Timor.

In the parliamentary election held on 30 August 2001, the party won 7.8% of the popular vote and 6 out of 88 seats.

Both the original ASDT of the 1970s (which became Fretilin) and the current party of the same name are founded by ex-Timorese President Francisco Xavier do Amaral.[4]

In the June 2007 parliamentary election, the ASDT formed an alliance with the Social Democratic Party (PSD), and together they won 15.73% of the vote and 11 seats.[5]

References

  1. ↑ CAVR. "Chega! Final Report of the Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation in East Timor – Part 3: The History of the Conflict" (PDF). para. 47. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 Ryan, Gavin (May 2007), Political Parties and Groupings of Timor-Leste
  3. 1 2 3 McWilliam, Andrew; Bexley, Angie (2008), "Performing Politics: The 2007 Parliamentary Elections in Timor Leste", The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology, 9 (1): 66–82, doi:10.1080/14442210701656029
  4. ↑ "Profile: Francisco Xavier do Amaral", BBC News, 15 May 2002.
  5. ↑ "National Provisional Results from the 30 June 2007 Parliamentary Elections" Archived 10 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine., Comissão Nacional de Eleições Timor-Leste, 9 July 2007.


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