Timorese Social Democratic Association

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

Timorese Social Democratic Association

Associação Social-Democrata Timorense
LeaderFrancisco Xavier do Amaral
Founded20 May 1974[1]
2000
HeadquartersAvenida do Direitos Humanos, Lecidere, Dili
IdeologyCentrism[2][3]
Social democracy[3]
Political positionCentre[2][3]
ColoursYellow, Green, Blue, White, Red
Party flag

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. Ryan, Gavin (May 2007), Political Parties and Groupings of Timor-Leste
  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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