Workers' Party (in

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ...

: ''Partido de los Trabajadores'') is a

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which operates in

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

. It was founded in 1979 through the merger of the

Party of Labour of Spain Communist Party of Spain (international) (in Spanish language, Spanish: ''Partido Comunista de España (internacional)''), was a Communism, communist political party in Spain. History The PTE was formed around 1967, following a split from the ...

(PTE) and the Workers Revolutionary Organisation (ORT). The Catalan branch of PT was known as ''Partit dels Treballadors de Catalunya'' (Workers' Party of Catalonia). It published ''Yesca''. The old PT was short-lived. In 1980, a severe internal crisis erupted, and the party last contested elections in 1987. In February 2009, it was refunded and reactivated, becoming an active political organization again.

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Party website
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