Workers' Revolutionary Party (Panama)
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Workers' Revolutionary Party (Partido Revolucionario de los Trabajadores, PRT) is a Panamanian political party.
The PRT was created in October 1983. Prior to the 1984 balloting, it joined with a number of trade union organizations in a coalition styled the United People's Electoral Front (FREPU), which neither the People’s Party of Panama or the Workers' Socialist Party chose to join.
“This Trotskyist organization criticized but supported the Manuel Noriega
regime and urged it to follow the nationalist policies of the Omar Torrijos
government, especially the building of popular democracy. Led by Graciela Dixon the PRT encouraged the government to strengthen the role of the masses in the political process”.
The PRT vehemently opposed the Manuel Noriega
-led National Democratic Union coalition in 1984 and ran its own candidate, José Renán Esquivel, for president.
The PNP was abolished by the Electoral Tribunal in November 1984.
The PRT was created in October 1983. Prior to the 1984 balloting, it joined with a number of trade union organizations in a coalition styled the United People's Electoral Front (FREPU), which neither the People’s Party of Panama or the Workers' Socialist Party chose to join.
“This Trotskyist organization criticized but supported the Manuel Noriega
Manuel Noriega
Manuel Antonio Noriega Moreno is a Panamanian politician and soldier. He was military dictator of Panama from 1983 to 1989.The 1989 invasion of Panama by the United States removed him from power; he was captured, detained as a prisoner of war, and flown to the United States. Noriega was tried on...
regime and urged it to follow the nationalist policies of the Omar Torrijos
Omar Torrijos
Omar Efraín Torrijos Herrera was the Commander of the Panamanian and National Guard and the de facto leader of Panama from 1968 to 1981...
government, especially the building of popular democracy. Led by Graciela Dixon the PRT encouraged the government to strengthen the role of the masses in the political process”.
The PRT vehemently opposed the Manuel Noriega
Manuel Noriega
Manuel Antonio Noriega Moreno is a Panamanian politician and soldier. He was military dictator of Panama from 1983 to 1989.The 1989 invasion of Panama by the United States removed him from power; he was captured, detained as a prisoner of war, and flown to the United States. Noriega was tried on...
-led National Democratic Union coalition in 1984 and ran its own candidate, José Renán Esquivel, for president.
The PNP was abolished by the Electoral Tribunal in November 1984.