Christian Democratic Party (Timor-Leste)

The Christian Democratic Party (Portuguese: Partido Democrata Cristão) is a centre-left political party in Timor-Leste.^{[citation needed]}

Christian Democratic Party Partido Democrata Cristão
Leader	António Ximenes
Founded	5 August 2000 (2000-08-05)
Ideology	Christian left [citation needed]
Political position	Centre-left
National Parliament	0 / 65
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In the parliamentary election held on 30 August 2001, the party won 2.0% of the popular vote and 2 out of 88 seats.^[1] In the parliamentary election held on 30 June 2007, the PDC won 4,300 votes, 1.03% of the total, and did not win any seats in parliament, as it did not reach the 3% threshold to win seats.^[2]

Election results

Legislative elections

Election	Party leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Position	Government
2001	António Ximenes	7,181	1.98%	2 / 88	New	9th	Opposition
2007		4,300	1.03%	0 / 65	2	11th	Extra-parliamentary
2012		887	0.19%	0 / 65	0	21st	Extra-parliamentary
2017		1,764	0.31%	0 / 65	0	18th	Extra-parliamentary
2018[a]		3,188	0.51%	0 / 65	0	8th	Extra-parliamentary
2023		1,262	0.18%	0 / 65	0	13th	Extra-parliamentary

1. Run as part of the Social Democratic Movement coalition (CASDT, PSD, PST and PDC).