Democratic Party (East Timor)

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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
Party flag
Website
partidodemocratico.org
Politics of East Timor Political parties Elections

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.