Communist Party of the Workers of Spain
The Communist Party of the Workers of Spain (Spanish: Partido Comunista de los Trabajadores de España, abbreviated PCTE) is a communist and Marxist–Leninist political party in Spain. The PCTE was founded on March 3, 2019 as the result of a split in the Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE).[2] The youth organization of the PCTE is called the Collectives of Communist Youth.[2]
Communist Party of the Workers of Spain Partido Comunista de los Trabajadores de España | |
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| Leader | Ástor García |
| Founded | 3 March 2019 |
| Split from | Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE) |
| Newspaper | Nuevo Rumbo |
| Youth wing | Collectives of Communist Youth |
| Ideology | Communism Marxism-Leninism |
| European affiliation | Initiative of Communist and Workers' Parties |
| International affiliation | International Meeting of Communist and Workers Parties |
| Colours | Red |
| Local Government (2019-2023)[1] | 2 / 67,515 |
| Website | |
| partido-comunista.es | |
The PCTE contested both the April 2019 Spanish general election (14,189 votes, 0.05%) and the election for the European Parliament (19,081, 0.09%).[3][4][5] On the same day of the European parliament election the PCTE competed in five regional elections and in sixteen municipalities. It won two seats in the former mining municipality of Degaña in southwestern Asturias. It also supported the local list Asamblea Ciudadana Por Torrelavega (ACPT), which also won two seats.[6]
At the November 2019 election the PCTE is fielding candidates in 37 provinces, compared to the 27 provinces the party contested at the previous election.[7]
Election results
| Year | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| April 2019 | 14,189 | 0.05% |
| November 2019 | 13,828 | 0.06% |
| Year | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 19,081 | 0.09% |
| Autonomy | Year | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aragon | 2019 | 559 | 0.08% |
| Asturias | 2019 | 1,082 | 0.21% |
| Cantabria | 2019 | 774 | 0.15% |
| Castile and León | 2019 | 1,147 | 0.08% |
| Community of Madrid | 2019 | 3,013 | 0.09% |
| Basque Country | 2020 | 546 | 0.06% |
| Galicia | 2020 | 885 | 0.07% |
| Municipality | Autonomy | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avilés | Asturias | 236 | 0.62% | 0 |
| Córdoba | Andalusia | 380 | 0.26% | 0 |
| Degaña | Asturias | 147 | 24.54% | 2 |
| Gijon | Asturias | 289 | 0.21% | 0 |
| Langreo | Asturias | 106 | 0.56% | 0 |
| León | Castile and León | 119 | 0.18% | 0 |
| Madrid | Community of Madrid | 791 | 0.05% | 0 |
| Málaga | Andalusia | 188 | 0.08% | 0 |
| Mieres | Asturias | 74 | 0.38% | 0 |
| Oviedo | Asturias | 163 | 0.15% | 0 |
| Salamanca | Castile and León | 233 | 0.31% | 0 |
| San Juan de Aznalfarache | Andalusia | 110 | 1.32% | 0 |
| Valladolid | Castile and León | 229 | 0.14% | 0 |
| Vigo | Galicia | 267 | 0.18% | 0 |
| Zaragoza | Aragon | 1,036 | 0.31% | 0 |
References
- 2019 local elections results. Ministerio del Interior, 2019.
- agitprop (2019-03-03). "Resolución del Comité Central". PCTE (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2019-04-27. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
- "Resultados provisionales Elecciones Europeas 2019". resultados.eleccioneslocaleseuropeas19.es. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
- "Elecciones Generales España 2019". www.resultados.eleccionesgenerales19.es. Archived from the original on 2019-04-29. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
- "En plena batalla electoral" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-04-22.
- "Solidnet | CP of the Workers of Spain, The PCTE stands for the European, local and autonomic elections on May 26". www.solidnet.org. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
- Oficina de Prensa del PCTE (2019-10-08). "El PCTE presenta 37 candidaturas para el 10N, 10 más que en abril". PCTE (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2019-10-09. Retrieved 2019-10-09.