The Association for Helping the Community and Engagement with the People (Associação de Apoio à Comunidade e Proximidade do Povo) is a political party in the Chinese Special Administrative Region of Macau, a former Portugese posession. Macau is a state in which political parties don't play a role. Though some civic groups put forward lists at the elections and might be considerd parties. At the last elections in Macau, 25 September 2005, the group won 2.4 % of the popular vote and 0 out of 12 popular elected seats. A political party is a political organization that subscribes to a certain ideology and seeks to attain political power within a government. ... A Special Administrative Region (SAR) (Simplified Chinese: 特别行政区; Traditional Chinese: 特別行政區; pinyin: tèbié xíngzhèngqÅ«; Cantonese IPA: /tɐk6piːt6 hɐŋ4tsɪŋ3kʰɵy1/; Jyutping: dak6bit6 hang4zing3keoi1; Yale: dahkbiht hàhngjingkeÅ«i) is a political subdivision of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Official language Portuguese Capital Lisbon Largest city Lisbon President: Jorge Sampaio Prime Minister: José Sócrates Foundation Independence 868 1128, 1143 Area  - Total  - % water   92,391 km² (109th) 0. ... Macau elects on national level a legislature. ... September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...