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The Workers' Party (Spanish: Partido de los Trabajadores, PT) is a Trotskyist political party in Paraguay.

History

The party was established on 19 March 1989. It first contested national elections in 1991, when it received 0.6% of the vote in the Constitutional Assembly elections, finishing sixth but failing to win a seat. It again failed to win a seat in the 1993 general elections, in which its candidate for president, Eduardo Arce, finished fourth with 0.2%. The party did not contest the 1998 or 2003 elections, but had a candidate in 2008 presidential elections. However, party candidate, Julio López finished last with just 0.1% of the vote.

References

1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p429 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3

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Represented in Congress	Colorado Party Authentic Radical Liberal Party Guasú Front Paraguayan Communist Party Party for a Country of Solidarity Tekojoja People's Party others National Union of Ethical Citizens Avanza País Christian Democratic Party Revolutionary Febrerista Party others National Encounter Party Beloved Fatherland Party Democratic Progressive Party
Unrepresented	Boquerón Departmental Alliance Chaqueña Passion Alliance Paraguayan Communist Party (independent) Paraguayan Humanist Party Partido Patria Libre Workers' Party
Defunct	Citizen's Force Movement Liberal Party Movimiento Popular Colorado National Christian Union National Renewal Movement Radical Liberal Party Unified Radical Liberal Party United National Liberation Front
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