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The Timorese Social Democratic Association (Associação Social-Democrata Timorense or ASDT) is a political party in East Timor.In the parliamentary election held on 30 August 2001 the party won 7.8% of the popular vote and 6 out of 88 seats.Both the original ASDT of the 1970s (which became FRETILIN) and the current party of the same name are founded by ex-Timorese President Francisco Xavier do Amaral.In the June 2007 parliamentary election the ASDT formed an alliance with the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and together they won 15.73% of the vote and 11 seats.