Socialist Party of Timor
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The Socialist Party of Timor (Partido Socialista de Timor) is a political party in East Timor
. In the parliamentary election
held on 30 August 2001, the party won 1.8 % of the popular vote and 1 out of 88 seats. In the parliamentary election
held on 30 June 2007, the party won 0.96% of the vote and did not win any seats, as it did not reach the 3% threshold for winning seats.
The party's candidate in the April 2007 presidential election
was Avelino Coelho da Silva
, who took seventh place with 2.06% of the vote.
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...
. In the parliamentary election
East Timorese parliamentary election, 2001
Constituent Assembly elections were held in East Timor on 30 August 2001, the second anniversary of the independence referendum. One member was elected from each of the country's thirteen districts, whilst a further 75 were elected by proportional representation. The result was a victory for the...
held on 30 August 2001, the party won 1.8 % of the popular vote and 1 out of 88 seats. In the 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...
held on 30 June 2007, the party won 0.96% of the vote and did not win any seats, as it did not reach the 3% threshold for winning seats.
The party's candidate in the April 2007 presidential election
East Timorese presidential election, 2007
The 2007 East Timorese presidential election involved two separate votes. The first, on 9 April 2007 eliminated six of the eight nominees. The remaining two candidates, current Prime Minister José Ramos-Horta and Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor President Francisco Guterres, faced...
was Avelino Coelho da Silva
Avelino Coelho da Silva
Avelino Maria Coelho da Silva was one of the candidates in the Presidential Elections in East Timor in April 2007.He became involved in the clandestine resistance while he studied International Relations and Law in Jakarta...
, who took seventh place with 2.06% of the vote.