People's Party of Timor
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The People's Party of Timor (Partido do Povo de Timor) is a conservative political party
in East Timor
.
At the last legislative elections
, 30 August 2001, the party won 2.0 % of the popular vote and 2 out of 88 seats. According to provisional results, the party won together with the Association of Timorese Heroes
3.20% of the vote in the June 2007 parliamentary election
, and 2 seats.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in East Timor
East Timor
The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, commonly known as East Timor , is a state in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecusse, an exclave on the northwestern side of the island, within Indonesian West Timor...
.
At the last legislative elections
Elections in East Timor
East Timor elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people. The National Parliament has 88 members, 13 elected in single seat constituencies and 75 elected by proportional representation.-Latest...
, 30 August 2001, the party won 2.0 % of the popular vote and 2 out of 88 seats. According to provisional results, the party won together with the Association of Timorese Heroes
Association of Timorese Heroes
The Association of Timorese Heroes is a conservative political party in East Timor. In the parliamentary election held on 30 August 2001, the party won 2.1 % of the popular vote and 2 out of 88 seats...
3.20% of the vote in the June 2007 parliamentary election
East Timorese parliamentary election, 2007
A parliamentary election was held in East Timor on 30 June 2007. Although a narrow plurality was achieved by the Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor , a coalition involving the next three largest groups formed a government...
, and 2 seats.