Communist Party of Labour
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Communist Party of Labour is a communist party
Communist party
A political party described as a Communist party includes those that advocate the application of the social principles of communism through a communist form of government...
in the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
. The party was founded in 1980, after the split from the Dominican Popular Movement (MPD). PCT upheld the political line of the Party of Labour of Albania. The party is an active member of the International Conference of Marxist-Leninist Parties and Organizations
International Conference of Marxist-Leninist Parties and Organizations (Unity & Struggle)
The International Conference of Marxist-Leninist Parties and Organizations is an international network of Hoxhaist Communist parties that uphold the line of Enver Hoxha and the Albanian Party of Labour...
.
The general secretary of the party is Manuel Salazar. The party publishes Lucha.
PCT takes part in elections through the Movement for Independence, Unity and Change
Movement for Independence, Unity and Change
The Movement for Independence, Unity and Change is a political formation in the Dominican Republic with a leftist-progressive platform. On the May 16th, 2006 parliamentary election it got 9,735 votes , but no seat. In the municipal elections held simulatenously, MIUCA had its best performance in...
. In the last election MIUCA got 0.32% of the votes.