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Historic general strike by Portuguese workers brings country to a halt
Workers marching during the general strike -- image via the Portuguese Communist Party By Cameron Harrison, People's World Tens of thousands of Portuguese workers walked off the job this past week, dressed in workers’ red, in the country’s first general strike in 12 years. This massive show of force is a direct challenge to the right-wing government’s aggressive assault on labor rights, wages, and collective bargaining. The nationwide strike action halted ports, grounded flig

The Left Chapter
Dec 14, 20253 min read


Portuguese Communist Party on the international situation
The PCP on US imperialism, NATO warmongering, Palestine and the Middle East, Venezuela, the Nobel Peace Prize, and the blockade of Cuba. A PCP flag at the 2025 Avante! Festival -- image via the PCP From the Communiqué of the Central Committee of the Portuguese Communist Party of October 14, 2025 (For the full communique looking at the results of the local elections, addressing various aspects of the Portuguese national situation and the elections for President of the Republic

The Left Chapter
Oct 21, 20255 min read


"We are the bearers of hope": Speech by Paulo Raimundo at the Avante! Festival
Paulo Raimundo speak at the Avante! Festival -- image via the PCP Rally at the 49th. Avante! Festival Speech by Paulo Raimundo, General...

The Left Chapter
Sep 10, 202514 min read


Cuba, Castro honoured at the Avante Festival in Portugal
Image via the PCC Via the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), translated from the Spanish The second day of the Avante Festival, celebrated...

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Sep 8, 20252 min read


Communist Party of Cuba delegation in Portugal
Juan Miguel García Díaz of the PCC Central Committee attended the opening ceremony of the Avate! Festival and met with leaders of the...

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Sep 7, 20253 min read


Portuguese and Cuban Communist parties meet
Images via the PCC Via the Communist Party of Cuba, translated from the Spanish Juan Miguel García Díaz, the head of the Office of...

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Sep 5, 20252 min read


Communist Party of Cuba and Portuguese Communist Party consolidate ties by signing Exchange and Cooperation Agreement
Images via the PCC Via the Communist Party of Cuba, translated from the Spanish On the afternoon of Thursday, September 4, in Lisbon,...

The Left Chapter
Sep 4, 20251 min read


Broaden the struggle for peace and solidarity against imperialist interference and aggression: PCP
Image via the PCP The Central Committee of the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) met on June 29 and as part of a broader analysis and...

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Jul 8, 20254 min read


Portuguese Communists denounce NATO warmongering
An M249 light machine gun fires 5.56 NATO rounds during range training in March, 2025 -- public domain image Note from Portuguese...

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Jul 2, 20252 min read


Imperialism's strategy of confrontation and aggression -- PCP
The Portuguese Communist Party on imperialism, EU and NATO militarism, US tariffs, Gaza, the war in Ukraine, anti-Communist historical...

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May 30, 20254 min read


On the election results, the political framework and the national situation -- PCP
Communists rally at the Avante! Festival in September, 2024 -- image via the PCP The Central Committee of the Portuguese Communist Party...

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May 28, 20255 min read


End the genocide! Solidarity with Palestine! -- PCP
Statement of the Portuguese Communist Party: Israel's crimes against the Palestinian people have reached unprecedented proportions,...

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May 26, 20252 min read


"Anti-communism will not prevail, historical truth will triumph"
Joint statement by the KKE, AKEL, the Portuguese CP and the CP of Bohemia and Moravia on the anti-communist actions of EPP MEPs ...

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May 20, 20252 min read


80 years after the victory over fascism: No to militarism and war! For peace and co-operation! - PCP
Soviet War Memorial in Berlin -- Drrcs15, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Statement of the Portuguese Communist Party released in...

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May 12, 20254 min read


Evoking Lenin: On the importance of his work and the relevance of his thought
Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) - On Lenin's 155th birthday: the importance of his work and the relevance of his thought Vladimir Ilyich...

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Apr 23, 20254 min read


Portuguese Communists denounce massacres and crimes in Syria
Syrian regime forces preparing for fighting -- image via news video screenshot Statement of the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) Press...
Michael Laxer
Mar 13, 20252 min read


"Socialism is a necessity of our time": Portuguese Communist Party on the global struggle of the workers and peoples
Capitalism was not the initial system, nor is it the terminal system, in Humankind’s History. Its revolutionary overcoming and the...
Michael Laxer
Mar 12, 202520 min read


Develop the struggle for peace and internationalist solidarity against aggressive imperialism: Portuguese Communist Party
Public domain image of Donald Trump on February 9, 2025 The Central Committee of the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP), met on February 8...
Michael Laxer
Feb 12, 20255 min read


For democracy, for socialism and communism - Paulo Raimundo
Image via the PCP Tour de force speech by Paulo Raimundo, General Secretary of the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) at the Opening...
Michael Laxer
Dec 18, 202424 min read


"A historic legacy for a struggle that continues": On the 100th anniversary of the birth of Amílcar Cabral
Paulo Raimundo, General Secretary of the PCP at the event -- image via the PCP September 12 marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of...
Michael Laxer
Sep 17, 20249 min read
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