Republican Party Partidu Republikanu | |
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| Founded | 30 December 2005 |
| Ideology | Social democracy Decentralisation Progressivism Pacifism |
| Political position | Center-left |
| National Parliament | 0 / 65 |
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The Republican Party (Tetum : Partidu Republikanu) is a political party in Timor-Leste (formerly East Timor). In the parliamentary election held on 30 June 2007, the party won 1.06% of the total votes and did not win any seats in parliament, as it did not reach the 3% threshold to win seats. [1]
| Election | Party leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government |
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| 2007 | Joao Mariano Saldanha | 4,408 | 1.06% | 0 / 65 | New |  10th | Extra-parliamentary |
| 2012 | 4,270 | 0.91% | 0 / 65 |  0 |  12th | Extra-parliamentary | |
| 2017 | 3,591 | 0.70% | 0 / 65 | 0 | 14th | Extra-parliamentary | |
| 2018 | 4,125 | 0.66% | 0 / 65 | 0 | 7th | Extra-parliamentary | |
| 2023 | 1,558 | 0.22% | 0 / 65 | 0 | 12th | Extra-parliamentary |
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