People's Liberation Party (East Timor)

People's Liberation Party
Partidu Libertasaun Popular
AbbreviationPLP
PresidentTaur Matan Ruak
Founded22 December 2015 (2015-12-22)
(officially recognized by the Supreme Court)
HeadquartersCaicoli, Dili, East Timor
IdeologyDevelopmentalism
Fiscal conservatism[1]
Political positionCentre[1]
National Parliament
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The People's Liberation Party (Tetum: Partidu Libertasaun Popular; abbreviated PLP) is a political party in East Timor.[2] The party is led by former East Timorese president Taur Matan Ruak, who became the PLP's leader in 2017.[3]

  1. ^ a b TIMOR-LESTE Disaster Management Reference Handbook (PDF) (Report). Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance. October 2019. p. 23. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Aderito Soares Lidera Partidu Libertasaun Popular". www.timorhauniandoben.com (in Tetum). 11 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  3. ^ Hooi, Khoo Ying (25 July 2017). "After Timor-Leste's Election, a Young Democracy Looks Forward". The Diplomat. Retrieved 30 July 2017.