Presentation of the result of the first meeting of the Central Committee

As was foreseen in the second point of the agenda, the Congress, in the session reserved to the delegates, elected the Central Committee.

The Central committee was elected by the majority of the1219 delegates that voted, with 1184 votes in favor, corresponding to 97%, 14 votes against and 21 abstentions.

The Central Committee held its first plenary meeting, electing the Political Commission, the Secretariat of the Central Committee and the Central Control Commission.

The Central Committee also elected the General-Secretary of the Party.

The Political Commission and the Secretariat of the Central Committee, and the Central Control Commission were elected unanimously.

The General-Secretary of the Party, comrade Jerónimo de Sousa (who decided not to vote in his own election) was elected unanimously.

Political Commission of the Central Committee
Ângelo Alves
Armindo Miranda
Bernardino Soares
Carlos Gonçalves
Fernanda Mateus
Francisco Lopes
Jaime Toga
Jerónimo de Sousa
João Dias Coelho
João Frazão
Jorge Cordeiro
Jorge Pires
Margarida Botelho
Octávio Augusto
Patrícia Machado
Paulo Raimundo
Rui Fernandes
Vasco Cardoso
Vladimiro Vale

Secretariat of the Central Committee
Albano Nunes
Alexandre Araújo
Francisco Lopes
Jerónimo de Sousa
Jorge Cordeiro
José Capucho
Luísa Araújo
Manuela Bernardino
Manuela Pinto Ângelo
Pedro Guerreiro

Central Control Commission
Alice Carregosa
Armando Morais
José Augusto Esteves
José Paleta
Maria da Piedade Morgadinho
Marília Villaverde Cabral
Raimundo Cabral

General Secretary
Jerónimo de Sousa