The Workers' Party (, PT) is a
socialist
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political party in
Guinea-Bissau
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.
History
The party was established by
Aregado Mantenque Té in
Lisbon
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,
Portugal
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, on 17 July 2002.
[Peter Karibe Mendy (2013) ''Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau'', Scarecrow Press, p325] It did not field candidates in the
2004 parliamentary elections, but Té returned to the country to contest the
2005 presidential elections. He received 2% of the vote, finishing fifth in a field of thirteen candidates.
The
2008 parliamentary elections saw another fifth-place finish for the party, but it failed to win a seat in the
National People's Assembly. Té ran in the
2009 presidential elections, but received only 0.5% of the vote, finishing seventh out of the eleven candidates. Té was prevented from standing in the
2012 presidential elections after the Supreme Court ruled that his candidacy failed to meet the requirements of the electoral law.
[
However, Té was successful in registering for the 2014 general elections. In the presidential elections he received 1% of the vote, whilst the parliamentary elections saw the party win 0.6% of the vote, again failing to win a seat.
]
References
External links
Official website
2002 establishments in Guinea-Bissau
Communism in Guinea-Bissau
Communist parties in Africa
Marxist parties
Political parties established in 2002
Political parties in Guinea-Bissau
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