Opening speech of the XXII Congress of the PCP

13 December 2024

Heartfelt greetings to the delegates who are representing here our party collective. Greetings that we extend to the guests who are here and to all those who are watching via our [online] broadcast. I would also like to salute our friends from the most diverse institutions and organisations, from various political, social and cultural quadrants, who greatly honour us with their presence.

Anti-democratic operation, invoking the 25th. of November

25 November 2024

The session on the 25th. of November that took place today in the Assembly of the Republic proved to be a moment of confrontation with the April Revolution, its achievements and values, inseparable from the growing promotion of reactionary and fascistic conceptions that were paraded there by the main promoters of this provocation.

«The privatisation agenda and the operation against April - defeat right-wing policies and reactionary projects»

20 November 2024

Just as the nationalisations were a central feature of the revolutionary process, from their implementation through the actions of the People-Armed Forces Alliance to their enshrinement in the Constitution of the Republic on April 2, 1976, the privatisations were also one of the central elements of the counter-revolutionary process, first in the reconstruction of monopoly capitalism and the power of the big families, later on in the denationalisation of the economy and many of its strategic sectors, with the consequences that are there to see: the destruction of the productive apparatus and

On the elections in the United States of America

6 November 2024

The elections in the United States of America, with the degrading spectacle of the electoral campaign, as well as the opaque and undemocratic nature of the electoral system, portray the marked level of degradation reached by the US political system, which however arrogates to itself the right to give the world lessons in ‘democracy’. A system in which mechanisms and manoeuvres aimed at subverting the popular expression multiply, starting with the control of campaign funding by economic and financial groups, including those in the arms sector.

Solidarity with Cuba! End the US blockade!

25 October 2024

We express our solidarity with the people and government of Cuba in view of the energy situation the country is experiencing, which has been compounded by adverse weather conditions. In recent days, Cuba has experienced a difficult situation in terms of its energy system, which has led the country to face power cuts that, thanks to the efforts made, have been completely resolved in the last few hours.

Demonstration “Free Palestine! Peace in the Middle East”

«It is imperative to put an immediate end to the massacre of the Palestinian people»

12 October 2024

Paulo Raimundo, General Secretary of the PCP, attended the demonstration that gathered thousands of people in the centre of Lisbon to demand an end to the violence and support the struggle for the independence of Palestine. The demonstration closed the National Days of Solidarity with the Palestinian people, which took place from October 2 to 12 all over the country, under the slogan “Free Palestine! Peace in the Middle East”.

PCP calls for an immediate and permanent cease-fire in the Middle East

3 October 2024

Expressing its concern for the worsening situation in the Middle East, the PCP vehemently condemns the escalation of war promoted by Israel, namely its new aggression against Lebanon, which confirms Israel’s intention to expand the conflict to the entire region. One year of genocide against the Palestinian people, and successive provocations and attacks against various countries, prove that Israel’s Zionist Government is not interested in peace in the Middle East.

PCP condemns the escalation of aggression in Lebanon

22 September 2024

PCP firmly condemns the escalation of Israel's war against Lebanon that is once again targeting the Lebanese people and is inseparable from the genocide by Israel’s Zionist government against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, which and threatens to ignite the entire Middle East.

Communiqué of the Central Committee of the PCP of September 21 and 22, 2024

22 September 2024

The Central Committee of the PCP, meeting on September 21 and 22, 2024, adopted the Theses - Draft Political Resolution of the XXII Congress of the PCP. It analysed the political situation and pointed out lines of work and action, following the success of the 48th. Avante! Festival

Memorial Session of the Centenary of the Birth of Amílcar Cabral

Memorial Session of the Centenary of the Birth of Amílcar Cabral

11 September 2024

On behalf of the Portuguese Communist Party, I would like to greet all those present here and express special thanks to the artists and all those involved in the cultural event that we had the privilege of attending at this memorial session, at a time when tomorrow, September 12, marks 100 years since the birth of Amílcar Cabral. A greeting to the diplomatic representatives of the Angolan, Cape Verdean, Chinese, Cuban, Mozambican and East Timorese states, who honoured us with their presence.