Workers' General Party
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ideology | Labourism |
| position | Center-left |
| name | Workers' General Party |
| native_name | Partido Geral dos Trabalhadores |
| native_name_lang | pt |
| logo | Partido PGT logo.png |
| colorcode | |
| abbreviation | PGT |
| president | Francisco Canindé Pegado |
| founded | |
| registered | |
| dissolved | |
| merged | Liberal Party |
| country | Brazil |
| blank1 | 30 |
| blank1_title | Party number |
| :: |
|ideology=Labourism |position=Center-left | name = Workers' General Party | native_name = Partido Geral dos Trabalhadores | native_name_lang = pt | logo = Partido PGT logo.png | colorcode = | abbreviation = PGT | president = Francisco Canindé Pegado | founded = | registered = | dissolved = | merged = Liberal Party | country = Brazil | blank1 = 30 | blank1_title = Party number
The Workers' General Party (Portuguese: Partido Geral dos Trabalhadores, PGT) was a minor political party in Brazil, established in 1993 and registered in 1995. It was presided by trade unionist Francisco Canindé Pegado, who had left the leadership of the General Confederation of Workers to found it.
The party's best results were achieved in the 2002 general elections, when it supported Anthony Garotinho's candidacy for president and had three of its candidates elected as state deputies.
In 2003, the party was incorporated by the Liberal Party, together with the Social Labour Party, in order to surpass an electoral threshold that would be introduced in 2007.
Election results
Legislative elections
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| Election | Chamber of Deputies | Federal Senate | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | 1998 | 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27,825 | 0.04% | New | 11,810 | 0.02% | New | |||||||
| 194,686 | 0.22% | 0 | 103,973 | 0.07% | 0 | |||||||
| Source: Election Resources: Federal Elections in Brazil – Results Lookup | ||||||||||||
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Presidential elections
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| Election | Candidate | Running mate | Coalition | First round | Second round | Result | Votes | % | Votes | % | 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Garotinho | |||||||||||
| (PSB) | José Antonio Almeida | ||||||||||
| (PSB) | PSB; PGT; PTC | 15,180,097 | 17.87% | ||||||||
| (3rd) | —}} | Lost | |||||||||
| Source: Election Resources: Federal Elections in Brazil – Results Lookup | |||||||||||
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References
References
- (May 27, 1993). "Candidato de si mesmo: sindicalista se lança antes de fundar partido". [[Jornal do Brasil]].
- (November 5, 1994). "Informe econômico". [[Jornal do Brasil]].
- (2003). "Relatório das eleições 2002". [[Superior Electoral Court]].
- "Nomenclatura de partidos políticos do Brasil".
- (February 11, 2003). "PL se funde com PST e PGT e garante tempo na TV".
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