Party of Labour of Catalonia
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Party of Labour of Catalonia (in Catalan
: Partit del Treball de Catalunya) was a communist party
in Catalonia
, Spain
. PTC was formed in 1979 following a split from the Party of Labour of Spain
(PTE). The leader of PTC was Joan Sánchez Carreté.
PTC soon merged with the Marxist Unification Movement
(MUM) and formed the Catalan Workers Bloc
(BCT). The group that remained in PTE also called itself PTC, and contested the 1979 parliamentary elections
as "Partit del Treball de Catalunya (Federación del Partido del Trabajo de España)".
Catalan language
Catalan is a Romance language, the national and only official language of Andorra and a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and Valencian Community, where it is known as Valencian , as well as in the city of Alghero, on the Italian island...
: Partit del Treball de Catalunya) was a communist party
Communist party
A political party described as a Communist party includes those that advocate the application of the social principles of communism through a communist form of government...
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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. PTC was formed in 1979 following a split from the Party of Labour of Spain
Party of Labour of Spain
Communist Party of Spain , was a political party in Spain. It was formed around 1967, following a split from the 'Unidad' group within the Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia...
(PTE). The leader of PTC was Joan Sánchez Carreté.
PTC soon merged with 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) and formed the Catalan Workers Bloc
Catalan Workers Bloc
Catalan Workers Bloc was a political party in Catalonia, Spain. Formed in 1978 through the merger of the Party of Labour of Catalonia and the Marxist Unification Movement...
(BCT). The group that remained in PTE also called itself PTC, and contested the 1979 parliamentary elections
Spanish general election, 1979
General elections were held in Spain on 1 March 1979.-References:* *...
as "Partit del Treball de Catalunya (Federación del Partido del Trabajo de España)".