Portuguese Communist Party

Questions and Answers

29 May 2026

Who can go on strike? Everyone. Whether you work in an office, a restaurant, a café, a laboratory, or a theatre. All workers, from all sectors, with any type of employment relationship—whether unionised or not—have the right to strike. It's in the law, and in the most important law of all: the Constitution. Do I have to notify my boss? No. Workers, whether in the public or private sector, are not obligated to notify their boss that they will be going on strike. And importantly: even if the boss asks.

Demonstrations and Strike Squares

29 May 2026

AVEIRO Aveiro – 15:30 - Praça Dr. Melo Freitas - Strike Square Santa Maria da Feira – 15:30 - Praça Dr. Gaspar Moreira - Strike Square BEJA Beja – 11:00 - Casa da Música to Portas de Mértola - Strike Square BRAGA Braga – 10:00 - Largo da Porta Nova to Arcada - Demonstration COIMBRA Coimbra – 11:00 - Praça 8 de Maio - Strike Square ÉVORA Évora – 15:00 - Praça do Giraldo - Strike Square FARO

Live broadcast

29 May 2026

Broadcasts (in Portuguese language) June 2 21:30 to 2:30 - 1st. Broadcast June 3 06:30 to 11:30 - 2nd. Broadcast 14:00 to 16:00 - 3rd. Broadcast

The PCP condemns Israel’s aggressions on humanitarian aid workers heading for the Gaza Strip and reaffirms its solidarity with the Palestinian people’s struggle

21 May 2026

The PCP strongly condemns the seizure by Israeli military forces of vessels belonging to the international flotillas of solidarity with Palestine, which took place in international waters, as well as the detention of their crew members and activists, among which Portuguese citizen, who were subjected to aggressions, ill-treatment and degrading treatment by Israeli security forces and political officials.

The PCP rejects and condemns the latest US manoeuvre against Cuba

20 May 2026

The alleged indictment made public today by the US Department of Justice against Army General Raúl Castro Ruz sparks the strongest possible rejection and condemnation. This is yet another shameful manoeuvre promoted by the Trump Administration, which seeks to provide a pretext for the escalation of US aggression and threats against Cuba, constituting an affront to the principles of the UN Charter and international law.

The PCP proposes a committee of inquiry to establish responsibility for supporting US and Israeli aggression

15 May 2026

The Portuguese Government’s position of vassalage towards the United States of America and Israel is a disgrace to the Country. They are abdicating national sovereignty and independence to align themselves shamelessly with those who unabashedly flout the principles of the United Nations Charter and international law, with those who repress peoples fighting for their self-determination and the right to decide sovereignly on their future and that of their Country, with those who promote confrontation and war.

Your war serves the arms industry, the profits of GALP, SONAE, Jerónimo Martins and the banks, but not the people

15 May 2026

Portugal, as defined by the Constitution of the Republic, can only act as an uncompromising defender of international law, a builder of peace, and an advocate for the political resolution of conflicts. After two world wars and millions of deaths, it is easy to conclude that war must be stopped and that everything must be done to ensure it never returns. It is true that Portugal alone cannot impose peace. But it can and must, together with other countries, break away from the chorus of the madness of war and the arms race.

Condemnation of the escalation of aggression and threats by the US against Cuba and a demand for respect for the sovereignty and rights of the Cuban people

The Assembly of the Republic cannot remain indifferent to the US’s inhumane blockade of Cuba

8 May 2026

The Assembly of the Republic cannot remain indifferent to the escalation of the blockade and the threats of military aggression made by the US President against Cuba, a sovereign nation with which Portugal has long-standing diplomatic and friendly relations. An inhumane and criminal blockade and unacceptable threats which, in flagrant violation of the principles of the UN Charter and international law, undermine the sovereignty and rights of the Cuban people.

There is no patch up to a proposal that increases exploitation

6 May 2026

On May Day, Labour Day, workers took to the streets all over the Country in a highly expressive and determined show of strength. They made it abundantly clear that they reject the labour reforms proposed by the Government and employers, refusing to accept any rollbacks or the removal of their rights. They demanded better wages to counter the rising cost of living. They demanded the decent life to which they and their families are entitled.

May 1st 2026 demonstrations