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==Leadership==
==Leadership==
The current [[General Secretary]] of the Portuguese Communist Party is [[Paulo Raimundo]].<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Portuguese Communist Party|title=General Secretary|url=https://www.pcp.pt/en/general-secretary|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311161859/https://www.pcp.pt/en/general-secretary|archive-date=2023-03-11|retrieved=2023-03-11}}</ref> The Central Committee consists of 108 members.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Portuguese Communist Party|title=PCP Central Committee|url=https://www.pcp.pt/en/pcp-central-committee|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311162246/https://www.pcp.pt/en/pcp-central-committee|archive-date=2023-03-11|retrieved=2023-03-11}}</ref> The Secretariat of the Central Committee consists of 9 members.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Portuguese Communist Party|title=Secretariat of the Central Committee|url=https://www.pcp.pt/en/secretariat-central-committee|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311162455/https://www.pcp.pt/en/secretariat-central-committee|archive-date=2023-03-11|retrieved=2023-03-11}}</ref> The Political Committee of the Central Committee consists of 23 members.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Portuguese Communist Party|title=Political Committee of the Central Committee|url=https://www.pcp.pt/en/political-committee-central-committee|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311162658/https://www.pcp.pt/en/political-committee-central-committee|archive-date=2023-03-11|retrieved=2023-03-11}}</ref> The Central Control Commission Consists of 9 members.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Portuguese Communist Party|title=Central Control Commission|url=https://www.pcp.pt/en/central-control-comission|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311162847/https://www.pcp.pt/en/central-control-comission|archive-date=2023-03-11|retrieved=2023-03-11}}</ref>
The current [[General Secretary]] of the Portuguese Communist Party is [[Paulo Raimundo]].<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Portuguese Communist Party|title=General Secretary|url=https://www.pcp.pt/en/general-secretary|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311161859/https://www.pcp.pt/en/general-secretary|archive-date=2023-03-11|retrieved=2023-03-11}}</ref> The Central Committee consists of 108 members.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Portuguese Communist Party|title=PCP Central Committee|url=https://www.pcp.pt/en/pcp-central-committee|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311162246/https://www.pcp.pt/en/pcp-central-committee|archive-date=2023-03-11|retrieved=2023-03-11}}</ref> The Secretariat of the Central Committee consists of 9 members.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Portuguese Communist Party|title=Secretariat of the Central Committee|url=https://www.pcp.pt/en/secretariat-central-committee|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311162455/https://www.pcp.pt/en/secretariat-central-committee|archive-date=2023-03-11|retrieved=2023-03-11}}</ref> The Political Committee of the Central Committee consists of 23 members.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Portuguese Communist Party|title=Political Committee of the Central Committee|url=https://www.pcp.pt/en/political-committee-central-committee|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311162658/https://www.pcp.pt/en/political-committee-central-committee|archive-date=2023-03-11|retrieved=2023-03-11}}</ref> The Central Control Commission Consists of 9 members.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Portuguese Communist Party|title=Central Control Commission|url=https://www.pcp.pt/en/central-control-comission|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311162847/https://www.pcp.pt/en/central-control-comission|archive-date=2023-03-11|retrieved=2023-03-11}}</ref>
==Constitution ==
The Portuguese Communist Party's Constitution has 13 chapters and was last updated on November 30, 2012. It claims to be a "party of the [[proletariat]], the party of the working class and of all Portuguese workers." In the Constitution, it states that it upholds "[[Marxism–Leninism|Marxism-Leninism]] as its theoretical basis" and plans to build [[socialism]] and [[communism]] in [[Portuguese Republic|Portugal]].<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Portuguese Communist Party|title=Portuguese Communist Party Programme And Constitution|date=2023-03-12|url=https://www.pcp.pt/sites/default/files/documentos/pcp_programme_and_constitution_approved_by_the_19th_congress.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312153524/https://www.pcp.pt/sites/default/files/documentos/pcp_programme_and_constitution_approved_by_the_19th_congress.pdf|archive-date=2023-03-12|retrieved=2023-03-12}}</ref>


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The Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) is a communist party in Portugal founded in 1921.[1]

History

The Portuguese Communist party was founded on March 6, 1921, influenced by the October Revolution. On November 12, 1923, the first Party Congress took place in Lisbon. From its founding up until 2004, the Portuguese Communist Party had 17 congresses in total.[2]

Leadership

The current General Secretary of the Portuguese Communist Party is Paulo Raimundo.[3] The Central Committee consists of 108 members.[4] The Secretariat of the Central Committee consists of 9 members.[5] The Political Committee of the Central Committee consists of 23 members.[6] The Central Control Commission Consists of 9 members.[7]

Constitution

The Portuguese Communist Party's Constitution has 13 chapters and was last updated on November 30, 2012. It claims to be a "party of the proletariat, the party of the working class and of all Portuguese workers." In the Constitution, it states that it upholds "Marxism-Leninism as its theoretical basis" and plans to build socialism and communism in Portugal.[8]

References

  1. "How the PCP was born" (2006-12-29). Portuguese Communist Party. Archived from the original on 2021-12-02. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  2. "A brief history of Party Congresses" (2004-11-28). Portuguese Communist Party. Archived from the original on 2023-03-11. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  3. "General Secretary". Portuguese Communist Party. Archived from the original on 2023-03-11. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  4. "PCP Central Committee". Portuguese Communist Party. Archived from the original on 2023-03-11. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  5. "Secretariat of the Central Committee". Portuguese Communist Party. Archived from the original on 2023-03-11. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  6. "Political Committee of the Central Committee". Portuguese Communist Party. Archived from the original on 2023-03-11. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  7. "Central Control Commission". Portuguese Communist Party. Archived from the original on 2023-03-11. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  8. "Portuguese Communist Party Programme And Constitution" (2023-03-12). Portuguese Communist Party. Archived from the original on 2023-03-12. Retrieved 2023-03-12.