Portuguese Communist Party

End the genocide! Solidarity with Palestine!

23 May 2025

Israel's crimes against the Palestinian people have reached unprecedented proportions, amounting to a real genocide in the Gaza Strip, with hundreds of people killed by Israeli bombings and continuous military attacks, the blockade on the entry of drinking water, food, medicines and other essential goods, the use of hunger as a form of aggression against the population, the systematic and complete destruction of homes, hospitals and other basic infrastructure, the proclaimed purpose to militarily occupy the entire territory and expel the Palestinian people from their land, Palestine.

Communiqué of the Central Committee of the PCP of May 20, 2025

21 May 2025

The Central Committee of the PCP, meeting on May 20, analysed the political framework resulting from the legislative elections of May 18, as well as the national and international situation, and pointed out the PCP's main lines of intervention in the coming months. I - The election results, the political framework and the national situation 1. The composition of the Assembly of the Republic resulting from the elections of May 18, saw a negative evolution, marked by the growth of AD (PSD and CDS), Chega and IL.

On the results of the early parliamentary elections of May 18

18 May 2025

In this election campaign, in this fight for everything that matters in the lives of the workers, the People, the youth and the Country, we affirmed the CDU as a force of courage, seriousness and confidence. We salute the activists of the CDU, and in particular our fellow coalition members the Ecologist Party “The Greens” and the Intervenção Democrática Association.

PCP salutes the 80th. anniversary of the Victory over Nazi-fascism. No to militarism and war! For peace and co-operation!

9 May 2025

Today, May 9th., marks the 80th. anniversary of the Victory over Nazi Fascism. Following the surrender of Nazi Germany in Berlin, millions of people took to the streets on May 9, 1945, to celebrate the end, in Europe, of the deadliest war in the history of Humanity. Unleashed by the fascist powers - Nazi Germany, fascist Italy and militarist Japan - World War II would end months later with Japan's capitulation on September 2.

May 1st, 2025

1 May 2025

50th. anniversary of Vietnam's victory over US imperialism’s aggression

30 April 2025

Comrades, In a national and international context that demands an intense and diversified intervention by our Party, it is with great joy that, with this simple but genuine initiative, we commemorate the 50th. anniversary of Vietnam's victory over US imperialism’s aggression, warmly greeting here from our country the Vietnamese people and communists.

On the power outage that hit Portugal

29 April 2025

1. The power outage in Portugal on April 28, due to the disruption, costs and impacts it caused, calls for measures to contribute to the rapid restoration of supply - prioritising essential services to the population, including health services, civil protection, security, transport, education, communications, water supply and social care - and to support and aid the population, as well as a rigorous investigation into the causes of the outage and the identification of options to guarantee Portugal's energy security and sovereignty in the future.

Thousands on the streets to celebrate April Revolution, with courage and determination

25 April 2025

The hope that does not wait

25 April 2025

On this day, when the national celebration for democracy coincides with the national mourning for the death of Pope Francis, we would like to extend, on behalf of the PCP, our sorrow and condolences to all Catholics and their Church, and express our appreciation and deep respect for Pope Francis' actions in favour of dialogue and against intolerance, and his great closeness to the causes of Peace and the defence of the economic and social rights of those excluded from this society subjected to financial interests.

On Lenin's 155th birthday: the importance of his work and the relevance of his thought

22 April 2025

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, the leader of the October Revolution of 1917 and of the first Socialist State, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, was born on April 22, 1870. To mark the 155th anniversary of his birth and to recall his role and that of his Party in the emancipatory struggle of the workers and peoples of the whole world is a duty of remembrance, but it is above all a cause for inspiration and confidence in the present-day struggle for the revolutionary overcoming of Capitalism, against Imperialism and against war, for democracy, social progress, peace and Socialism.