The Communist Party of Labour ( es, Partido Comunista del Trabajo) is a

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in the

Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares wit ...

. The party was founded in 1980, after the split from the Maoist Dominican Popular Movement. PCT upheld the political line of the

Party of Labour of Albania The Party of Labour of Albania ( sq, Partia e Punës e Shqipërisë, PPSh), sometimes referred to as the Albanian Workers' Party (AWP), was the ruling and sole legal party of Albania during the communist period (1945–1991). It was founded o ...

. The party is an active member of the International Conference of Marxist-Leninist Parties and Organizations. The general secretary of the party is Manuel Salazar. The party publishes ''Lucha''. PCT takes part in elections through the

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. In the last election MIUCA got 0.32% of the votes.

Sources

*https://web.archive.org/web/20160121090659/http://www.broadleft.org/do.htm

External links

PCT website
1980 establishments in the Dominican Republic Anti-revisionist organizations Communist parties in the Dominican Republic Hoxhaist parties International Conference of Marxist–Leninist Parties and Organizations (Unity & Struggle) Political parties established in 1980 Political parties in the Dominican Republic {{DominicanRepublic-party-stub