National Issues

New Year’s Message

I know from my own experience the difficulties that the vast majority of us face in contrast to economic groups that accumulate 25 million euros in profits per day. Injustice and inequality are a harsh reality. But it doesn't have to be, and it can't be like this. The Portuguese people spread across the world, those who live and work here, have the right to a better life. There are many people who are rightly disenchanted, outraged, and have lost faith. But the country has a future.

Communiqué of the Central Committee of March 12, 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

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

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

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

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

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.

ECB decides to continue the plunder of resources from families, companies and the country

The European Central Bank (ECB) decided, for the third time in a row, to maintain reference interest rates at 4.5%. This decision does not leave everything as it was. Maintaining interest rates at current values reflects the option of increasing the drain of resources from workers and families, as well as from companies, especially micro, small and medium-sized companies, to the banks, which continue to reap huge profits. This decision will also have a negative impact on State financing costs.

PCP’s Electoral Programme: Fair, necessary and urgent

Comrades and friends, A first greeting to all those present, in particular to our comrades, from the Ecologist Party “The Greens”, from Intervenção Democrática, to all those who, having no party affiliation, find in the CDU their project, the strength of word, of dignity, of trust. A greeting that I extend to all those who were involved, committed and helped build the PCP’s Electoral Programme that we present here today.

An electoral programme that meets the most pressing interests and creates the economic and social bases to ensure the country's future

Comrades and friends, We are having legislative elections because the government with an absolute majority of the PS fell. Apart from the judicial inquiry invoked, the Government fell because it did not respond to the problems that affect the lives of the workers, the people, and the country. Low wages and pensions, increased cost of living, brutal increase in housing rents and bank loan payments, deterioration of public services: this is the legacy of the Government with an absolute majority of the PS.