Portuguese Communist Party

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The Portuguese Communist Party is a major left-wing political party in Portugal known for its Marxist-Leninist ideology, strong trade union ties, and continuous parliamentary presence since the country’s democratic transition.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Portuguese Communist Party canonical 16
Partido Comunista Português 2

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Marxist–Leninist organization
communist party
political party
abbreviation CGTP–IN
bannedDuring Estado Novo regime
surface form: Estado Novo dictatorship
country Portugal
electoralAlliance Unitary Democratic Coalition
electoralAllianceAbbreviation CDU
electoralPartners European Green Party
surface form: Ecologist Party “The Greens”

Portuguese Democratic Movement
surface form: Portuguese Democratic Movement (historically)
foundedBy José Carlos Rates
other Portuguese communists
hasContinuousParliamentaryPresenceSince 1976
headquartersCountry Portugal
headquartersLocation Lisbon
ideology Marxism–Leninism
communism
far-left politics
inception 1921-03-06
languageOfWorkOrName Portuguese
legalStatus legalized in 1974 after the Carnation Revolution
memberOf European United Left–Nordic Green Left
surface form: European United Left–Nordic Green Left group (historically via its MEPs)

International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties
nativeLabel Portuguese Communist Party self-linksurface differs
surface form: Partido Comunista Português
newspaper Avante!
notableLeader Jerónimo de Sousa
Paulo Raimundo
Álvaro Cunhal
opposes European Union neoliberal policies
NATO
parliamentaryRepresentation Assembly of the Republic of Portugal
participatedIn opposition to Estado Novo dictatorship
partyColour red
playedRoleIn Carnation Revolution
politicalPosition far-left
left-wing
publishes Avante!
representedIn European Parliament
surface form: European Parliament (historically)

local government in Portugal
shortName PCP
strongTiesWith General Confederation of the Portuguese Workers
supports public ownership of key sectors
socialism in Portugal
workers' rights
symbol hammer and sickle with ear of wheat
tradeUnionAffiliation General Confederation of the Portuguese Workers
womenWing Portuguese Democratic Movement
surface form: Portuguese Women’s Democratic Movement
youthWing Portuguese Communist Youth
surface form: Juventude Comunista Portuguesa

Portuguese Communist Youth

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Portuguese Third Republic hasKeyPoliticalParty Portuguese Communist Party
Estado Novo regime opposedBy Portuguese Communist Party
subject surface form: Estado Novo (Portugal)
Processo Revolucionário em Curso participant Portuguese Communist Party
European United Left–Nordic Green Left (past or present grouping in European Parliament) hasMemberParty Portuguese Communist Party
subject surface form: European United Left–Nordic Green Left
this entity surface form: Partido Comunista Português
Portuguese presidential election, 1976 winnerSupportedBy Portuguese Communist Party
Portuguese elections mainPoliticalPartiesParticipating Portuguese Communist Party
Orlando da Costa memberOf Portuguese Communist Party
Portuguese Communist Party nativeLabel Portuguese Communist Party self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Partido Comunista Português
European United Left–Nordic Green Left hasMember Portuguese Communist Party
Politics of Madeira hasPoliticalParty Portuguese Communist Party
Communist and Allies Group hasMemberParty Portuguese Communist Party
CDU mainMemberParty Portuguese Communist Party
CDU foundingMemberParty Portuguese Communist Party
José Afonso associatedWith Portuguese Communist Party
Carlos Paredes politicalAffiliation Portuguese Communist Party
DGS opposedBy Portuguese Communist Party
PREC involves Portuguese Communist Party
O Processo keyActor Portuguese Communist Party