Portuguese Communist Party

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The Portuguese Communist Party is a major left-wing political party in Portugal known for its Marxist-Leninist ideology, strong trade union ties, and continuous parliamentary presence since the country’s democratic transition.

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instanceOf Marxist–Leninist organization
communist party
political party
abbreviation CGTP–IN
bannedDuring Estado Novo dictatorship
linked to: Estado Novo regime
country Portugal
electoralAlliance Unitary Democratic Coalition
electoralAllianceAbbreviation CDU
electoralPartners Ecologist Party “The Greens”
Portuguese Democratic Movement (historically)
foundedBy José Carlos Rates
other Portuguese communists
hasContinuousParliamentaryPresenceSince 1976
headquartersCountry Portugal
headquartersLocation Lisbon
ideology Marxism–Leninism
communism
far-left politics
inception 1921-03-06
languageOfWorkOrName Portuguese
legalStatus legalized in 1974 after the Carnation Revolution
memberOf European United Left–Nordic Green Left group (historically via its MEPs)
International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties
nativeLabel Partido Comunista Português
newspaper Avante!
notableLeader Jerónimo de Sousa
Paulo Raimundo
Álvaro Cunhal
opposes European Union neoliberal policies
NATO
parliamentaryRepresentation Assembly of the Republic of Portugal
participatedIn opposition to Estado Novo dictatorship
partyColour red
playedRoleIn Carnation Revolution
politicalPosition far-left
left-wing
publishes Avante!
representedIn European Parliament (historically)
linked to: European Parliament

local government in Portugal
shortName PCP
strongTiesWith General Confederation of the Portuguese Workers
supports public ownership of key sectors
socialism in Portugal
workers' rights
symbol hammer and sickle with ear of wheat
tradeUnionAffiliation General Confederation of the Portuguese Workers
womenWing Portuguese Women’s Democratic Movement
youthWing Juventude Comunista Portuguesa
Portuguese Communist Youth

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Portuguese Third Republic hasKeyPoliticalParty Portuguese Communist Party
Estado Novo (Portugal) opposedBy Portuguese Communist Party
subject linked to: Estado Novo regime
Processo Revolucionário em Curso participant Portuguese Communist Party
European United Left–Nordic Green Left hasMemberParty Partido Comunista Português
linked to: Portuguese Communist Party
Portuguese presidential election, 1976 winnerSupportedBy Portuguese Communist Party
Portuguese elections mainPoliticalPartiesParticipating Portuguese Communist Party
Orlando da Costa memberOf Portuguese Communist Party
Portuguese Communist Party nativeLabel Partido Comunista Português
linked to: Portuguese Communist Party
European United Left–Nordic Green Left hasMember Portuguese Communist Party
Politics of Madeira hasPoliticalParty Portuguese Communist Party
Communist and Allies Group hasMemberParty Portuguese Communist Party
CDU mainMemberParty Portuguese Communist Party
CDU foundingMemberParty Portuguese Communist Party
José Afonso associatedWith Portuguese Communist Party
Carlos Paredes politicalAffiliation Portuguese Communist Party
DGS opposedBy Portuguese Communist Party
PREC involves Portuguese Communist Party
O Processo keyActor Portuguese Communist Party
Álvaro Cunhal politicalParty Portuguese Communist Party
Álvaro Cunhal memberOf Portuguese Communist Party
Bloco de Esquerda foundedBy Partido Comunista Português (Reconstruído)
linked to: Portuguese Communist Party
Octávio Pato memberOf Portuguese Communist Party
Portuguese legislative election, 1985 mainCompetitor Portuguese Communist Party
Portuguese legislative election, 1985 mainCompetitor Portuguese Communist Party – Ecologist Party "The Greens" coalition
linked to: Portuguese Communist Party
Portuguese legislative election, 1985 electoralAlliancePresent APU (Portuguese Communist Party – The Greens)
linked to: Portuguese Communist Party
José Saramago memberOf Portuguese Communist Party
Portuguese Communist Party foundedAs Partido Comunista Português
subject linked to: PCP
linked to: Portuguese Communist Party
Portuguese Communist Party nativeName Partido Comunista Português
subject linked to: PCP
linked to: Portuguese Communist Party
Portuguese Communist Youth parentOrganization Portuguese Communist Party
Portuguese Communist Youth affiliation Portuguese Communist Party
Avante! publisher Portuguese Communist Party
Avante! affiliation Portuguese Communist Party
CGTP–IN ideologicalAlignment Portuguese Communist Party
Unitary Democratic Coalition leaderParty Portuguese Communist Party
Unitary Democratic Coalition hasMember Portuguese Communist Party
Jerónimo de Sousa memberOf Portuguese Communist Party
Jerónimo de Sousa represents Portuguese Communist Party
Paulo Raimundo memberOf Portuguese Communist Party
Paulo Raimundo affiliation Portuguese Communist Party
José Carlos Rates memberOf Portuguese Communist Party
José Carlos Rates movement Portuguese communist movement
linked to: Portuguese Communist Party
Politics of Portugal majorPoliticalParty Portuguese Communist Party