List of political parties in Timor-Leste

Template:Sidebar with collapsible lists 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:

Party		Abbr.	Founded	Ideology	MPs	Flag
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction Template:Small	CNRT	2007	Social democracy	Template:Composition bar
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor Template:Small	Fretilin	1974	Democratic socialism Left-wing nationalism	Template:Composition bar
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Democratic Party Template:Small	PD	2001	Social liberalism Decentralisation	Template:Composition bar	File:TL-PD.png
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Enrich the National Unity of the Sons of Timor Template:Small	KHUNTO	2011	Unemployed youth interests Anti-corruption<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Composition bar	File:TL-KHUNTO.png
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	People's Liberation Party Template:Small	PLP	2015	Fiscal conservatism Developmentalism	Template:Composition bar

Unrepresented parties

Party		Abbr.	Founded	Ideology	Flag
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Timorese Democratic Union Template:Small	UDT	1974	Conservatism	File:Flag of the UDT Party.svg
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Front for National Reconstruction of Timor-Leste – Change Template:Small	FM	2011	Social democracy Reformism	File:Frenti Mudanca 2015.png
	Democratic Unity Development Party Template:Small	PUDD	Template:Circa 2016	Poverty reduction Humanism<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	File:PUDD.tif
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Christian Democratic Party Template:Small	PDC	2000	Christian democracy Social democracy Christian humanism<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	File:TL-PDC new.jpg
	Timorese Labor Party Template:Small	PT, PTT	1974	Democratic socialism Eco-socialism Feminism<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	File:TL-PTT.png
	Green Party of Timor Template:Small	Os Verdes	2022	Unemployed youth interests Green politics	File:Os verdes.jpg
	Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste Party Template:Small	PDRT	Template:Circa 2007	Veterans' interests	File:TL-PDRT.png
	National Unity of Timorese Resistance Template:Small	UNDERTIM	2005	Veterans' interests Populism	File:TL-UNDERTIM.png
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Republican Party Template:Small	PR	2005	Progressivism	File:Flag of PR (East Timor).svg
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Social Democratic Party Template:Small	PSD	2000	Liberalism Social conservatism	File:TL-PSD.png
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Socialist Party of Timor Template:Small	PST	1997	Marxism–Leninism	File:Bandeira do Partido Socialista de Timor.png
	Timorese Social Democratic Action Center Template:Small	CASDT	2015	Social democracy	File:Centro ASDT.png
	Hope of the Fatherland Party Template:Small	PEP	2012	Youth politics Pacifism Humanism	File:TL-PEP.png
	People's Party of Development Template:Small	PDP	2012	Template:Dm	File:TL-PDP.jpg
	Party of National Development Template:Small	PDN	2008	Conservatism	File:TL-PDN.png
	Freedom Movement for the Maubere people Template:Small	MLPM	2013	Christian humanism Patriotism<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	File:Movimentu Libertasaun ba Povu Maubere.jpg
	Timor-Leste National Republic Party Template:Small	PARENTIL	2001	Conservatism	File:Flag of Parentil (East Timor).svg
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Timorese Democratic Party Template:Small	PTD	2008	Template:Dm	File:Flag of PTD (East Timor).svg
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Democratic Liberal Party Template:Small	PDL	Template:Circa 2011	Conservative liberalism	File:TL-Democratrica Liberal.gif
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Template:Ill Template:Small	PLPA	2009	Populism	File:PLPA Flagge.png
	Timorese People's Monarchist Association Template:Small	APMT	Template:Circa 2012	Monarchism	File:APMT.jpg

Defunct and unregistered parties

Party		Abbr.	Founded	Dissolved	Ideology	Flag
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Association of Timorese Heroes Template:Small	AHT	1974	Template:Circa 2007	National conservatism	File:TL-KOTA.png
	Christian Democratic Union of Timor Template:Small	UDC	Template:Circa 2001	Template:Circa 2007	Christian democracy	File:UDC-PDC Flag.png
	Liberal Party Template:Small	PL	Template:Circa 2001	Template:Circa 2007	Conservative liberalism	File:Tl-PL.png
	Millennium Democratic Party Template:Small	PMD	2004	Template:Circa 2012	Feminism Social democracy<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	File:TL-PMD.png
	National Unity Party Template:Small	PUN	2005	Template:Circa 2017	Christian democracy	File:TL-PUN.png
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	People's Party of Timor Template:Small	PPT	2000	Template:Circa 2012	Conservatism Traditionalism Monarchism<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>	File:TL-PPT.png
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Timorese Nationalist Party Template:Small	PNT	1999	Template:Circa 2012	Nationalism Pro-Indonesia	File:Flag of PNT (East Timor).svg
	Timorese Popular Democratic Association Template:Small	APODETI	1974	Template:Circa 2007	Indonesian integration Autonomism	File:Flag of APODETI.svg
	Democratic Party of Maurebe Template:Small	PDM	2000	2001	APODETI Remnants Conservatism	File:Partei Demokratik Maubere.png
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Timorese Social Democratic Association Template:Small	ASDT	1974	2018	Centrism<ref name="McWilliam4">Template:Citation</ref><ref name="Ryan">Template:Citation</ref> Social democracy<ref name="McWilliam">Template:Citation</ref> Third Way	File:Flag of ASDT (East Timor).svg

Partido Timor Forte (PARTIFOR) is currently striving for registration, but as of January 2021 has not yet met all the requirements.<ref>Timor Post: Partidu Foun Balun Seidauk Rejistu Halo Ona Sensebilizasaun inklui PATIFOR, 17 September 2020, accessed 20 September 2020.</ref> The Party leader is Gregório Saldanha.<ref>Timor Post: Gregório Saldanha deixará Comité 12 de Novembro após formalização do PATIFOR, 28 July 2020, accessed 2 August 2020.</ref> The same applies to the Partidu Dezenvolvementu Sosiál (PDS). The application was rejected by FITUN in January 2021.<ref>Tatoli: Partidu os Verdes ho FITUN la prienxe rekizitu , 12 January 2021, accessed 12 January 2021.</ref> The Partidu Unidade Dezenvolvimentu Nasionál (PUDN), which is active in 2021, has not yet provided any information on its application for registration.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2023, the registration of the Aliança Nacional Democrata (AND) has not yet been completed.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Party alliances

This list compiles the party alliances (coalitions) in Timor Leste with their own respective names, founding, member parties, and flags.

Alliances		Abbr.	Founded	Members	Flag
	Aliança da Maioria Parlamentar	AMP	2007–2012	CNRT, PD, ASDT, PSD, UNDERTIM
	Aliança para Mudança e Progresso	AMP	Template:Circa 2017	CNRT, PLP, KHUNTO (Until 2018 Aliança da Maioria Parlamentar)
	Aliança Democrática KOTA/PPT	AD	2007	KOTA, PPT	File:TL-AD.png
	Aliança Democrática	AD	2012	KOTA, PTT	File:TL-AD.png
	Aliança Democrata	AD	2023	AND, PDP, PLPA<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	File:Coligação Aliança Democrata 2023.jpg
	Bloku Unidade Popular	BUP	2015–2018	PDRT, PMD, PLPA (until 2018), PST (until 2016), PARENTIL (until 2017)	File:Bloku Unidade Popular 2017.png
	Coligação Bloco Proclamador	Bloco Proclamador	2012	PARENTIL, PMD
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Fórum Demokrátiku Nasionál	FDN	2017–2018	APMT, BUP, PST, PSD, PDP, MLPM, PDC
	Frente Ampla Democratica	FAD	Template:Circa 2023	UDT, FM, CASDT, PDN<ref name=":0" />
	Frenti Dezenvolvimentu Demokratiku	FDD	2017–2018	PUDD, FM, UDT, PDN<ref name="FB">Facebook-Auftritt der FDD, retrieved 3 March 2018.</ref>	File:FDD T-Shirt.jpg
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Liga Democrática Progressiva	LDP	2007–(?)	PDC, PDRT, PMD, PNT, PST, UDT
	Movimentu Dezenvolvimentu Nasional	MDN	Template:Circa 2018	APMT, MLPM, PLPA, UNDERTIM
	Movimento Social Democrata	MSD	Template:Circa 2018	PSD, PST, PDC, CASDT

Election results

• 
  Final results of the
  2001 East Timorese parliamentary election
• 
  Final results of the
  2007 East Timorese parliamentary election
• 
  Final results of the
  2012 East Timorese parliamentary election
• 
  Final results of the
  2017 East Timorese parliamentary election
• 
  Final results of the
  2018 East Timorese parliamentary election
• 
  Final results of the
  2023 East Timorese parliamentary election

External links

• Pat Walsh: East Timor's Political Parties and Groupings Briefing Notes, Australian Council for Overseas Aid 2001 (MS Word; 174 kB)
• Template:Webarchive (PDF; 996 kB)
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• Dennis Shoesmith: Party Systems and Factionalism in Timor-Leste, 2020.
• Lurdes Silva-Carneiro de Sousa: Template:Webarchive (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