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 tofar-left |
| International affiliation | Workers International to Rebuild the Fourth International |
| Seats in theNational Assembly | 0 / 104 |
| Seats in theNational Council | 0 / 42 |
| Regional Councillors | 0 / 121 |
| Local Councillors | 0 / 378 |
| Pan-African Parliament | 0 / 5 |
TheWorkers Revolutionary Party (WRP, from 2009 to 2014 named theCommunist Party of Namibia) is acommunist party inNamibia led byAttie Beukes andHarry Boesak.[2]
The party was founded by Attie Beukes in May 1989 as the Workers Revolutionary Party. It joined theUnited Democratic Front (UDF) alliance for participation in the1989 elections.[3] The UDF won four seats in this election for theConstituent Assembly of Namibia, none of which went to the WRP.
In the2004 election, the WRP joined withSWANU in an alliance of socialist parties. The SWANU-WRP alliance received 3,428 votes, which were not enough for a seat in the National Assembly.[4]
Under its new name, Communist Party of Namibia, it contested the2009 general election for seats in theNational Assembly and thePresidency.
The party registered for the 2009 election as the fourteenth and final party. Beukes, the party's candidate for president, received 1,005 votes, which was the lowest total of all candidates. The CPN received 810 votes, which was the lowest of all contesting parties and did not qualify them for a seat in the National Assembly. Beukes received his highest vote total in theMariental Rural constituency in theHardap Region[5] and the CPN received its highest vote total in theGibeon, Hardap Region constituency.[6]
The WRP contested the2014 general election again under its original name, Workers Revolutionary Party. It achieved 1.49% of the vote and gained two seats in the National Assembly.[7]
In the2019 elections the WRP gathered 3,212 votes for the national assembly (0.39%) and lost its representation in parliament. It did not submit a candidate for the presidential election.[8]
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