National Issues
Closing speech - PCP’s National Conference on “The new political framework and tasks for the strengthening of the Party’s intervention and influence”
23 June 2002
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Our Conference is drawing to a close, after a great effort by the organisations to involve the militants in the debate and reflection to find answers and ways to enable us to overcome deficiencies, dynamize the political initiative from the base to the top, strengthen our capacity of struggle and qualified intervention in opposing the policy of the right.
Communiqué of the Central Committee of the PCP - 20 March 2002
20 March 2002
1. Last Sunday's electoral results not only jeopardize the opportunity for a political change in the direction the country and its problems demanded, but signify a very unfavourable situation in the national political life, the risk of a dangerous deepening of the policy of the right and further developments in the offensive against social rights and conquests.
About election results of March 17, 2002
17 March 2002
On a first appreciation of the results, we stress as an extremely negative fact, the achievement together by PSD and CDS-PP of an absolute majority of deputies, as this represents a very unfavourable evolution of the national political situation, which CDU fought firmly during the electoral campaign.
Carlos Carvalhas, General-Secretary of the P.C.P. at the CDU's Meeting in Lisbon
23 February 2002
In this meeting of the Democratic Unitary Coalition - CDU, Carlos Carvalhas, General Secretary of the PCP removed confusions and mystifications and put forward proposals to solve the country's problems.
Communiqué of the Central Committee of the PCP - 19 January 2002
19 January 2002
The Central Committee, having met on January 19th., analysed the present aspects of the national political situation, issues of party life and intervention, and the state of the preparation of the campaign for the Assembly of the Republic.
I. Aspects of the political situation and the pre-electoral framework
Communiqué by the Political Commission of the PCP
7 January 2002
1. Having met on 7th. January, the Political Committee of the PCP analysed aspects following the calling of early legislative elections and debated the preparatory work of PCP's electoral intervention.
Communiqué Central Committee of the PCP - 29 November 2001
29 October 2001
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A GOVERNMENT TURN TO THE RIGHT DEEPENS
Closing Rally of the 25th "Avante!" Festival
9 September 2001
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Speaking during the rally of the 25th. "Avante!" Festival, we know perfectly well that even the most inspired words could never fairly express everything about the 25 years of this event and its meaning.
To Strengthen, the Intervention and Organisation among the Working Class and the Workers
21 April 2001
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The strengthening of the intervention and organisation of the Party among the working class and the workers in general has been a central issue in all great accomplishments, guidelines and decisions, and reaffirmed in the 16th. Congress.
80th Anniversary of the PCP
9 March 2001
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Comrades and friends,
As it has and will go on happening in many different places throughout our country, here we are gathering, today in Lisbon to evoke, with repeated emotion and renewed pride, the 80 years of life and struggle of our Party, the Portuguese Communist Party.