National Issues

Communiqué of the Central Committee of PCP, March 4-5th 2016

March 5th 2016 The Central Committee of PCP, met on March 4-5th, proceeded to the analysis of the developments of the political and social situation and approved the Resolution on the preparation of the 20th Congress of PCP.

On the upcoming 20th Congress of the PCP

Resolution on the upcoming 20th Congress of the PCP

On the meeting of the Central Committee of PCP on 21 February 2016

Statement by Jerónimo de Sousa, Secretary-General of PCP

Statement by the Central Committee of PCP, 26 January 2016

The Central Committee of PCP met on January 26 to discuss the Presidential Election, to assess the political situation and to discuss the activities, strengthening and political initiatives of the Party.

On the results of the presidential elections of January 24, 2016

These elections confirmed the importance of the PCP having its own, autonomous voice during the debate on the role and powers of the President of the Republic. No other candidate stated with the same clarity the value of the Constitution of the Republic as an essential reference for a different course in the country's political life, which can fully ensure the right of the Portuguese people and of the country to its development, to progress and social justice.

Statement of the PCP Central Committee

Statement of the PCP Central Committee Meeting 13th December 2015

Thousands on the streets of Lisbon, Oporto and Braga

28th November Thousands participated in the marches and concentrations promoted by CGTP-IN in Lisbon, Oporto and Braga, on November 28, demanding compliance with the Constitution, a change of policy and the answer to the claims, problems and aspirations of the workers and the people.

"The final and definitive defeat of the PSD/CDS coalition is consummated"

About the nomination of António Costa Statement of the General Secretary of the PCP

On the demands by the President of the Republic

The demands made by the President of the Republic to the General Secretary of the PS are a new and final attempt by Cavaco Silva, in confrontation with the Constitution of the Republic, to save the PSD/CDS majority and create a new excuse in line with the institutional obstruction of the existing governing solution.