Thousands of people made their way to Dili on Saturday to take part in the UDT mammoth campaign. UDT supporters in buses and trucks toured the city shouting slogans and waving victory signs before they reached the Democracy field to hear UDT leaders and candidates speak. At the Democracy Field, supporters and on-lookers were entertained by the popular rock band Vi-Almaa-X.

UDT President Joao Carrascalao told the crowd gathered at the field that though he roamed the world (after 1975) at the end he returned home to die in his country. He told UDT supporters and the crowd that the party wanted a transition period of between 8 to 10 years before full independence in order for the people to be fully prepared for it.

"If the Timor Lorosae people had followed UDT principles (in 1975) the country would have been independent a long time ago and not one person would have died," he said. "Those that died for the country will always be remembered and it does not matter from which party," added the UDT president.

[As reported by the Sydney Morning Herald, there were in fact only around 1000 supports at Democracy Field on Saturday in what a very tame and lackluster rally - James Balowski.]