Social Labour Party
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The Social Labour Party is a political party
in Brazil
.
The PST was originally founded by dissidents of the Brazilian Labor Party
in 1947. Abolished by the military regime in 1965, it was re-organized in 1988 before merging with another party to form the Progressive Party
(PP) in 1993. It was finally recreated in 1996, and co-operated electorally with the small Liberal Party
until 2003.
At the last legislative elections
, 6 October 2002, the party won 3 out of 513 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and no seats in the Senate.
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 Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
.
The PST was originally founded by dissidents of the Brazilian Labor Party
Brazilian Labour Party (historical)
The Brazilian Labour Party was a center-left populist political party in Brazil founded in 1945 by supporters of the late Getúlio Vargas. It was dismantled by the military after 1964 coup d'état.-History:...
in 1947. Abolished by the military regime in 1965, it was re-organized in 1988 before merging with another party to form the Progressive Party
Progressive Party (Brazil)
The Progressive party is a centre-right Brazilian political party embracing conservatism and elements of populism and liberalism....
(PP) in 1993. It was finally recreated in 1996, and co-operated electorally with the small Liberal Party
Liberal Party (Brazil)
The Liberal Party was a conservative political party of Brazil, merged in the Republic Party. The Igreja Universal do Reino de Deus had been taking part in Brazilian elections through PL, but the church has now partially left it to create a new centrist party named Partido Republicano Brasileiro...
until 2003.
At the last legislative elections
Elections in Brazil
Brazil elects on the national level a head of state – the president – and a legislature. The president is elected to a four-year term by the people. The National Congress has two chambers. The Chamber of Deputies has 513 members, elected to a four-year term by proportional...
, 6 October 2002, the party won 3 out of 513 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and no seats in the Senate.