Portuguese Workers' Communist Party
Portuguese Workers' Communist Party/Reorganized Movement of the Party of the Proletariat Partido Comunista dos Trabalhadores Portugueses/Movimento Reorganizativo do Partido do Proletariado | |
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| Leader | António Garcia Pereira |
| Founded | 1970 |
| Headquarters | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Youth wing | Formerly the Marxist–Leninist Students Federation, now non existent. |
| Ideology | Communism, Maoism |
| Political position | Far-left |
| International affiliation | None |
| Colors | Red |
| Assembly of the Republic | 0 / 230
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| European Parliament | 0 / 21
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| Regional parliaments | 0 / 104
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| Local Government | 2 / 2,086
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| http://www.pctpmrpp.org | |
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The Portuguese Workers' Communist Party/Reorganized Movement of the Party of the Proletariat (Template:Lang-pt, PCTP/MRPP)[1] is a Maoist political party.
History and overview
The party was founded in 1970 in Portugal.[2] On the ballot, its name appears as the Portuguese Workers' Communist Party, omitting the "Reorganized" part of the name; however its acronym remains unchanged. Its first secretary-general was Arnaldo Matos.
Originally called merely the MRPP, the party's political orientation has been Maoist since its foundation. In 1971, still during the conservative and authoritarian dictatorship led by Marcello Caetano, the party began issuing a newspaper called Luta Popular (People's Struggle). The party was among the most active resistance movements before the Portuguese democratic revolution of 1974, especially among students of Lisbon. After the revolution, the MRPP achieved fame for its large and highly artistic mural paintings. It was intensely active during 1974 and 1975. At that time, the party had members that later came to be very important in national politics, for example, José Manuel Durão Barroso and Fernando Rosas, who subsequently left the party. The party, however, never managed to elect a single MP in legislative elections.
During the revolutionary period of 1974 and 1975, the MRPP was accused (mainly by the Portuguese Communist Party) of being an agent of the CIA - a belief that was fueled by the cooperation between the MRPP and the Socialist Party against the communist programme defended by Portuguese Communist Party.[citation needed]
In 1976, the party changed its name to the Portuguese Workers' Communist Party, and it was then that it started to use the acronym PCTP/MRPP. Its historical leaders are Arnaldo de Matos and Saldanha Sanches. The latter directed the Luta Popular newspaper. Its current leader is António Garcia Pereira.[citation needed]
The party's youth wing, now extinct, was the Marxist–Leninist Students Federation, to which José Manuel Durão Barroso also belonged.
Election results
Assembly of the Republic
| Election | # of votes | % of vote | # of seats | Place |
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| 2011 | ||||
| 2015 |
European Parliament
| Election | # of votes | % of vote | # of seats | Place |
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| 1987 | ||||
| 1989 | ||||
| 1994 | ||||
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| 2014 |
See also
- Politics of Portugal
- List of political parties in Portugal
- Carnation Revolution
- Marxist–Leninist Students Federation
- Maoism
References
- ^ It is pronounced [pɐɾˈtidu kumuˈniʃtɐ duʃ tɾɐbɐʎɐˈdoɾɨʃ puɾtuˈɡezɨʃ / muviˈmẽtu ʁiɔɾɡɐnizɐˈtivu du pɐɾˈtidu du pɾulɨtɐɾiˈadu].
- ^ "Political Parties in Portugal". Translation Company Group. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
External links
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