The Patriotic Party of Labour (, Otechestvena partiya na truda, OPT) was a political party in Bulgaria.

History The party was established after the end of the Communist era as the political arm of the Committee for the Defence of National Interests.UNHCR CDR Background Paper on Refugees and Asylum Seekers from Bulgaria UNHCR It contested the 1990 Constitutional elections, winning a single seat.1990 Elections to the Grand National Assembly University of Essex

For the 1991 elections the party joined the Pre-Electoral Union, an alliance led by the Bulgarian Socialist Party.Elections in 1991 IPU The alliance finished in second place, winning 106 of the 240 seats.

The party did not contest any further elections until 2001, when it received just 0.04% of the vote.2001 elections University of Essex

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