Catalan Workers Bloc
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Catalan Workers Bloc was a political party
in Catalonia
, Spain
. Formed in 1978 through the merger of the Party of Labour of Catalonia
(PTC) and the Marxist Unification Movement
(MUM). BCT participated in the National Liberation Left Bloc (BEAN) in the 1979 general elections.
In 1982 when BEAN was dissolved, BCT dissolved and most of its members joined the Left Nationalists (NE).
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
, Spain
Spain
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. Formed in 1978 through the merger of the Party of Labour of Catalonia
Party of Labour of Catalonia
Party of Labour of Catalonia was a communist party in Catalonia, Spain. PTC was formed in 1979 following a split from the Party of Labour of Spain . The leader of PTC was Joan Sánchez Carreté....
(PTC) and the Marxist Unification Movement
Marxist Unification Movement
Marxist Unification Movement was a political group in Catalonia, Spain. MUM was founded in 1977, during the Spanish transition to democracy, by a group that had left the Socialist Party of National Liberation of the Catalan Countries in 1976 and the Col·lectiu Combat, a splinter-group of the...
(MUM). BCT participated in the National Liberation Left Bloc (BEAN) in the 1979 general elections.
In 1982 when BEAN was dissolved, BCT dissolved and most of its members joined the Left Nationalists (NE).