National Issues

Opening speech by Carlos Carvalhas - XVI Congress of the Portuguese Communist Party

Dear Friends and Comrades, Dear foreign and national guests, First of all I wish to thank you for your presence and I specially want to greet all the comrade delegates and, through you, to greet the whole party collective that you represent and the populations of the regions you come from.

On the presidential elections

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Closing Rally of the 24th "Avante!" Festival

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Communiqué of the Central Committee of the PCP - 17 June 2000

At its meeting of June 16 and 17, 2000, the Central Committee examined the main aspects of the social and political situation, made a preliminary analysis of the presidential elections, defined the main tasks for the forthcoming months and debated issues concerning the preparation of the PCP's 16th Congress to be held on December, 8, 9 and 10 of this year.

Communiqué of PCP's Central Committee - Meeting of 5th-6th February 2000

The Central Committee of the PCP, having met on February 5th and 6th, analysed and discussed the social and political situation, appreciated the activity carried out lately by the Party and defined the essential party tasks in the immediate future.

The results of the national elections

1. This is the time to start by stressing that, as the country knows and nobody may deny, in these elections the main aim of the CDU's campaign was to strengthen its voting and the number of elected MP's.

Communiqué of the Central Committee of the PCP - 29 March 1999

1. The Central Committee stresses as very relevant features of the national political situation:

5º Congress of Portuguese Communist Youth

excerpts (...) The invasion of Yugoslavia We strongly draw the attention of all the Portuguese, particularly of the youngsters, to an extremely serious fact, which deserves profound indignation.

Closing Rally at the 22nd "Avante!" Festival

(excerpts) Comrades, There may be people who ask why it is that our Festival, which is now in its 22d edition, continues to give rise to such widespread attention and to evoke in us all such emotion, such admiration and such legitimate pride.