National Issues
About the debate on Mandatory Military Service
2 April 2024
The ongoing debate about a possible reintroduction of Mandatory Military Service (MMS) now arises, at the hands of those who were responsible for its end, associated with the war, when what is necessary is to uphold Peace efforts and counter the militarist drift to which they want to associate our Country. What is needed is Armed Forces at the service of Peace and within the framework of their constitutional missions, which requires the total rejection of their subordination to the warmongering strategies of NATO or the militarisation projects of the European Union.
There are many reasons for the Portuguese youth to fight for an alternative policy that responds to their problems
27 March 2024
Today's demonstration and the mobilisation that took place, both in Lisbon and Porto, and which we welcome, shows that young workers are not waiting for either the governments or the majorities in the Assembly of the Republic to fight for their rights, to demand improvements in their working conditions, their living conditions and their future prospects.
We are the force of the workers and the people, and we are their voice in the European Parliament
24 March 2024
A salute to your militancy and joy. A special salute to the JCP and through you to all students, on this day which marks National Student Day. A salute to all of you for your effort, commitment and dedication, without asking for anything in return, to the cause of the workers and the people.
This is how we are and this is how we fought an election campaign, of great importance and significance, and whose results fell short of expectations.
With our usual courage, we will fight the struggles that lie ahead
16 March 2024
A salute to all of you, a salute for your militancy, for your effort, a salute for the commitment and dedication of this magnificent party collective to the cause of the workers and our people.
A special salute to the youth and JCP for the creativity and combativeness they put into the election campaign we carried out.
A campaign of great importance and meaning and whose results do not portray the effort and dynamics created.
The concerns and discontent that we all feel is fair and understandable.
Communiqué of the Central Committee of March 12, 2024
12 March 2024
The Central Committee of the PCP, meeting on March 12, 2024, analysed the results of the elections for the Assembly of the Republic and the elections for the Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region of the Azores, and the resulting political framework. It assessed aspects of the national and international situation and established lines of action, political initiative and strengthening of the Party, to respond to the demands that arise.
On the results of the 2024 Legislative Elections
10 March 2024
In this election campaign, in this journey for a better life, we affirmed the CDU – the [Unitary Democratic] Coalition encompassing the Portuguese Communist Party, the Ecologist Party the Greens, the Democratic Intervention Association and many other democrats and citizens with no party affiliation – as a force of honesty, dignity and confidence.
We salute the CDU activists who made of this election campaign a notable moment in defending the interests of the workers and the people and the values of April [Revolution].
Thirty Priority Measures - Changing policies for a better life
10 February 2024
On last January 25, the PCP presented its electoral programme. A programme that is a commitment to the workers and the People where we identify problems, point out causes, signal objectives, guidelines and measures to respond to them.
A programme that shows that there are solutions to the main national problems, that there are resources and means to implement them if that is the direction of the political options.
As we stated then, the country needs a patriotic and left-wing policy, it needs solutions for a Portugal with a future.
Sow in March to reap in April
8 February 2024
We are one month away from the legislative elections.
We are one month away from an opportunity to change the correlation of forces in Parliament, open the new path that is necessary and respond to the problems that exist.
Here we are in this beautiful land, in this Grândola Vila Morena, to affirm solutions and join forces to makes contacts, clarification and mobilisation to vote for the CDU.
A stronger CDU is the only guarantee for progress in every person's life.
On the conclusions of the European Council of 1 February 2024
5 February 2024
The conclusions of the European Council are marked, once again, by the shameful absence of any reference to the dramatic situation in Palestine due to Israel's brutal aggression. An option that reveals the cynicism and hypocrisy of those who, on other occasions, are loquacious in proclamations and condemnations about violations of international law, human rights and democracy. A position that reflects effective and undisguised complicity with the heinous crimes, massacres and atrocities committed by Israel against the Palestinian people.
The only way for everyone's life to move forward is to give strength to the CDU
3 February 2024
We are almost a month away from the legislative elections, the elections that could determine the political situation of the coming times.
Here is an opportunity to follow a different course, an opportunity that cannot be missed.
It is more than clear that our life is not moving forward by giving more strength and more votes to the PS. The PS that promises everything today is the same PS that strolled together with the four happy-go-lucky, PSD, CDS, Chega and IL on fundamental options, and brought us to the situation we face today.