Workers Party was a communist

Communism

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 political party

Political party

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 in Spain

Spain

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. It was founded in 1979 through the merger of the Party of Labour of Spain

Party of Labour of Spain

Communist Party of Spain , was a political party in Spain. It was formed around 1967, following a split from the 'Unidad' group within the Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia...

 (PTE) and the Workers Revolutionary Organisation (ORT).

The Catalan branch of PT was known as Partit dels Treballadors de Catalunya (Workers' Party of Catalonia). It published Yesca.

PT was shortlived. In 1980 a severe internal crisis erupted, and the party last contested elections in 1987.

In February 2009 it was refunded and reactivated, becoming an active political organization again.