The Dominican Workers Party (Spanish: Partido de los Trabajadores Dominicanos, PTD) was a communist party in the Dominican Republic founded in 1979.[1] The leader and secretary general of the party was José González Espinosa.[2] In the 16 May 2006 election, the party was a member of the winning Progressive Bloc.
Dominican Workers' Party Partido de los Trabajadores Dominicanos | |
---|---|
Secretary-General | José González Espinoza |
Founded | December 21, 1979 |
Dissolved | December 17, 2019 |
Succeeded by | People's Force |
Political position | Left-wing to Centre-left |
Continental affiliation | São Paulo Forum |
In December 2019, the party was transformed into People's Force.
The party published a periodical, Liberación.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Dominican Republic: Origins and current leadership of the Dominican Workers' Party (Partido de los Trabajadores Dominicanos, PTD)" (PDF). The United States Department of Justice. 3 November 2004. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-09-25. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Leftist Parties of the Dominican Republic". Archived from the original on 2016-01-21. Retrieved 2006-11-07.