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The Dominican Workers Party ( es, Partido de los Trabajadores Dominicanos, PTD) was a
communist party A communist party is a political party that seeks to realize the socio-economic goals of communism. The term ''communist party'' was popularized by the title of ''The Manifesto of the Communist Party'' (1848) by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. A ...
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 ...
founded in 1979. The leader and secretary general of the party was José González Espinosa. In the 16 May 2006 election, the party was a member of the winning
Progressive Bloc The Progressive Bloc () is an electoral alliance in the Dominican Republic. The alliance is led by the Dominican Liberation Party The Dominican Liberation Party ( Spanish: Partido de la Liberación Dominicana, referred to here by its Spanis ...
. In December 2019, the party was transformed into
People's Force The People's Force ( es, Fuerza del Pueblo, FP) is a political party in the Dominican Republic led by former President Leonel Fernández. After fierce results and amid accusations of electoral fraud in the primary elections of October 2019, Leone ...
. The party published a periodical, ''Liberación''.


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