Posições Políticas

First Congress of the European Left Party - Reply to an invitation

The PCP is an avowedly internationalist Party that attaches great importance to strengthening the Communist movement and the cooperation and unity of action of all progressive, left-wing and anti-imperialist forces.

Central Committee elected at the XVII Congress

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

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

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

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

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)

1. The international situacion

1.0. Introduction

Opening the 17th Party Congress - Speech by Carlos Carvalhas

Dear comrades, dear friends
Esteemed national and foreign guests

I would like to thank and greet you for your solidary presence, and as well fraternally greet all the comrade delegates, and through you the generous collective of the Party, which is made up by several generations of communists who created, rooted and strengthened this great Party, the Portuguese Communist Party.

PCP’s Communiqué on the death of Yasser Arafat

Faced with the news of the death of Yasser Arafat, President of the Palestinian Liberation Organization and the Palestinian National Authority, the Portuguese Communist Party sends to the PLO, its components and the Palestinian people, heartfelt condolences and the feelings of the fraternal solidarity of the Portuguese communists.