National Issues
On the nomination of Luís Montenegro for Prime Minister
29 May 2025
The President of the Republic has nominated Luís Montenegro to form and present the government. This decision paves the way for the continuation of a policy directed against the interests of the workers and the people, aligned with the agenda of the economic groups and multinationals, aimed at exacerbating the attack on social, political and democratic rights and jeopardising national interests and sovereignty.
Communiqué of the Central Committee of the PCP of May 20, 2025
20 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.
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.
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.
Thousands on the streets to celebrate April Revolution, with courage and determination
25 April 2025
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.
Our commitment is a patriotic and left-wing policy: courageous to face the big interests and which the workers and the people can trust
14 April 2025
We present ourselves in these legislative elections with the valuable heritage of those who know the problems of the workers, the people and the Country and make them, and the solutions to overcome them, the fundamental content of our political activity on all fronts.
We present ourselves as a force of our word, one that speaks the truth and doesn't turn its back to the fight.
And that's what we've done from day one with the present PSD/CDS government and its policy of submission to the big interests.
The misgovernance of PSD and CDS
11 April 2025
Dear comrades and friends,
PSD/CDS´s governance was marked by a gigantic propaganda operation (which continues even though it is a caretaker government, not shying away from using state resources to benefit the PSD and CDS), with successive announcements to hide the lack of response to the problems of the people and the Country. But the government's actions were not just announcements to deceive the people.