Workers Revolutionary Party (Namibia)
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Not to be confused with Communist Party of Namibia (1981).
The Workers Revolutionary Party (WRP, from 2009 to 2014 named the Communist Party of Namibia) is a communist party in Namibia led by Attie Beukes and Harry Boesak.[2]
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Workers Revolutionary Party | |
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Abbreviation | WRP |
Leader | Attie Beukes Harry Boesak |
Founded | May 1989 (1989-05) |
Ideology | Communism Trotskyism[1] Socialism |
Political position | Left-wing to far-left |
International affiliation | Workers International to Rebuild the Fourth International |
Seats in the National Assembly | 0 / 104 |
Seats in the National Council | 0 / 42 |
Regional Councillors | 0 / 121 |
Local Councillors | 0 / 378 |
Pan-African Parliament | 0 / 5 |
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The party was founded by Attie Beukes in May 1989 as the Workers Revolutionary Party. It joined the United Democratic Front (UDF) alliance for participation in the 1989 elections.[3] The UDF won four seats in this election for the Constituent Assembly of Namibia, none of which went to the WRP.