Workers' Party is a name used by several
political parties
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throughout the world. The name has been used by both organisations on the left and right of the political spectrum. It is currently used by followers of
Marxism
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,
Marxism-Leninism,
Maoism
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,
social democracy
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,
democratic socialism
Democratic socialism is a Left-wing politics, left-wing political philosophy that supports political democracy and some form of a socially owned economy, with a particular emphasis on economic democracy, workplace democracy, and workers' self- ...
,
socialism
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and
Trotskyism
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.
Current Workers' Parties
Defunct Workers' Parties
Defunct Workers' parties include:
See also
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National Trust Party (Malaysia), formerly known as the Malaysian Workers' Party
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List of Labour parties
The name Labour (or Labor) Party, or similar, is used by political parties around the world, particularly in countries of the Commonwealth of Nations. They are usually, but not exclusively, social-democratic or democratic-socialist and traditi ...
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Communist party (disambiguation)
A communist party is a party that advocates the application of the social principles of communism.
Communist Party may also refer to:
Africa Benin
* Communist Party of Benin
* Marxist–Leninist Communist Party of Benin
Côte d'Ivoire
* Revo ...
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National Workers Party (disambiguation)
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Socialist Workers Party (disambiguation)
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United Workers' Party (disambiguation) The United Workers' Party may refer to:
*Polish United Workers' Party
*United Workers' Party (Dominica)
*United Workers Party (Guyana)
* United Workers Party (Israel), commonly known as Mapam
*United Workers Party (Saint Lucia)
The United Workers ...
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Lists of political parties
Lists of Political party, political parties include:
* List of agrarian parties
* List of banned political parties
* List of centrist political parties
* List of communitarian political parties
* List of fictional political parties
* List of fri ...
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