Figure
1. Ideology Map: East Timorese
Political Parties Winning Seats in the Constituent
Assembly/Parliament
Left
Right
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Notes: Parties not winning seats are not included here. These include Apodeti-Pro Referendum, Parentil, Partai Demokratik Maubere, and Trabalhista. Party acronyms for figure above: ASDT, Timorese Social Democratic Association (Associacao Social Democrata Timorense); Fretilin, Independent East Timor Revolutionary Front (Frente Revolucionaria do Timor Leste Independente); KOTA, Association of Timorese Heroes, Sons of the Mountain Warriors (Klibur Oan Timor Asuwain); PD, Democratic Party (Partido Democratico); PDC, Christian Democratic Party (Partido Democrata Cristao); PL, Liberal Party (Partai Liberal); PNT, Timorese Nationalist Party (Partido Nacionalista Timorense); PPT, Timorese People’s Party (Partido do Povo de Timor); PSD, Timor Lorosae Social Democratic Party (Partido Social Democrata Timor Lorosae); PST, Socialist Party of Timor (Partido Socialista de Timor); UDC-PDC, Christian Democratic Party (Partido Democrata-Cristao de Timor); UDT, Timorese Democratic Union (Uniao Democratica Timorense).