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in Paraguay.

History

The party was established on 19 March 1989. It first contested national elections in 1991, when it received 0.6% of the vote in the Constitutional Assembly elections, finishing sixth but failing to win a seat.

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(2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II'', p429 It again failed to win a seat in the 1993 general elections, in which its candidate for president, Eduardo Arce, finished fourth with 0.2%. The party did not contest the

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or 2003 elections, but had a candidate in

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presidential elections. However, party candidate, Julio López finished last with just 0.1% of the vote.

References

{{Paraguayan political parties Communist parties in Paraguay Political parties established in 1989 Political parties in Paraguay Trotskyist organizations in South America