National Issues
Alvaro Cunhal has died
12 June 2005
With deep sorrow and emotion, the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Portuguese Communist Party informs the communist militants, the workers and the Portuguese people, that Alvaro Cunhal passed away at dawn, aged 91.
The Secretariat of the Central Committee presents its heartfelt condolences to his family.
On the night of the Portuguese General Elections
20 February 2005
CDU(1) stresses the importance and meaning of the defeat of the right wing parties in these elections.
Defined as our central goal since the first moment, its achievement confirms the justness of the struggle against the policy of the last governments and of our demand for earlier elections, as a first step to put an end to the work of destruction of the PSD(2) and CDS/PP(3) governments.
XVII PCP Congress
28 November 2004
Central Committee elected at the XVII Congress
28 November 2004
The Central Committee was elected with the votes of 1297 delegates, 1228 in favour, 45 against and 24 abstentions. Actual composition of the Central Committee elected on the XVII Congress
Adelino Pereira da Silva
Metal Worker. 65 years old
Adília Maria Prates Candeias
Textile worker. 50 years old
A brief history of Party Congresses
28 November 2004
The history of the PCP has been one of struggle: struggles for liberty, for democracy and workers' rights, against injustice and exploitation, and always on the side of the workers and the people, showing the way to socialism. There has been also reflection and study, discussion and the argument of ideas.
Motion - For Peace and Solidarity among the Peoples
28 November 2004
We live in difficult times, times of great insecurity and uncertainty.
Imperialism’s growing aggressiveness confronts Humanity with untold dangers, as is well testified by two major wars of aggression – Afghanistan and Iraq.
The US invasion and occupation of Iraq was based upon lies and ignored the extraordinary anti-war movement that arose all over the world.
Closing speech on the XVII Congress of the Portuguese Communist Party
28 November 2004
Comrade delegates, comrades and friends, national guests, esteemed comrades and friends of the foreign delegations
We are on the verge of closing our 17th Congress.
The international situation and the Party’s international activity
27 November 2004
Comrades,
The most striking feature of the world evolution during the last four years, is the brutal escalation of imperialism’s offensive to expand the domination of big capital to the whole planet.
Theses to the XVII PCP Congress (The International Situacion)
26 November 2004
1. The international situacion
1.0. Introduction