The Workers Revolutionary Party () was a left-wing

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular area's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology, ...

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share ...

. It was founded on January 31, 1975. The party had a

Trotskyist Trotskyism (, ) is the political ideology and branch of Marxism developed by Russian revolutionary and intellectual Leon Trotsky along with some other members of the Left Opposition and the Fourth International. Trotsky described himself as an ...

orientation, following the line known as ''"morenista"'' after

Nahuel Moreno Nahuel Moreno (real name Hugo Miguel Bressano Capacete; 24 April 1924 – 25 January 1987) was a Trotskyist leader from Argentina. Moreno was active in the Trotskyist movement from 1942 until his death. Biography 1950s–1960s During the 1953– ...

. PRT published ''Combate Socialista''. PRT was in sympathy with, but not affiliated to, the

reunified Fourth International The Fourth International (FI), founded in 1938, is a Trotskyist international. Following a ten-year schism, in 1963 the majorities of the two public factions of the Fourth International, the International Secretariat of the Fourth Internationa ...

. In 1978 PRT merged into the Revolutionary Socialist Party, which eventually became part of the Left Bloc.

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{{Authority control Trotskyist organisations in Portugal Fourth International (post-reunification) Defunct communist parties in Portugal Political parties established in 1975 1975 establishments in Portugal Political parties disestablished in 1978 1978 disestablishments in Portugal

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