The Portuguese Workers' Communist Party/Re-Organized Movement of the Party of the Proletariat (Portuguese: Partido Comunista dos Trabalhadores Portugueses/Movimento Reorganizativo do Partido do Proletariado, PCTP/MRPP)[a] is a Maoistpolitical party in Portugal.
Portuguese Workers' Communist Party/Re-Organized Movement of the Party of the Proletariat
Partido Comunista dos Trabalhadores Portugueses/Movimento Reorganizativo do Partido do Proletariado
The party was founded in 1970 as the Movimento Reorganizativo do Partido do Proletariado (MRPP), led by Arnaldo de Matos. It changed its name to the Portuguese Workers' Communist Party in 1976.
The PCTP-MRPP has held a Maoist political orientation since its foundation. In 1971, the party began to publish a newspaper called "Luta Popular" (People's Struggle), directed by Saldanha Sanches. The party was among the most active resistance movements before the Carnation Revolution, especially among students in Lisbon. After the revolution, the MRPP achieved fame for its large murals. The party became intensely active during 1974 and 1975. At that time, the party boasted members who later became important political figures, including José Manuel Durão Barroso and Fernando Rosas, who subsequently left the party. The party, however, never managed to elect a single Member of Parliament in legislative elections.
The party entered a phase of internal turmoil following the 2015 legislative elections, with its leader António Garcia Pereira leaving the party. Details about the internal functioning of the party became difficult to obtain, since none of the official contacts responded to contacts, and even the official headquarters seemed to no longer be functioning. An extraordinary congress was announced, but it is unknown if it really happened. Some sources claim the party is now operating at a clandestine level.[citation needed]
Despite this, the party contested the 2017 local elections, gaining 12,387 votes (0.24%) but losing the two council seats they held.[1]
On 22 February 2019 Arnaldo Matos, founder and leader of the PCTP/MRPP since 1970, died.[2]
^"Autárquicas 2017 - Resultados". www.eleicoes.mai.gov.pt. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
^Botelho, Leonete. "Morreu Arnaldo Matos, fundador do MRPP". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 April 2019.
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portuguese, workers, communist, party, organized, movement, party, proletariat, portuguese, partido, comunista, trabalhadores, portugueses, movimento, reorganizativo, partido, proletariado, pctp, mrpp, maoist, political, party, portugal, organized, movement, p. The Portuguese Workers Communist Party Re Organized Movement of the Party of the Proletariat Portuguese Partido Comunista dos Trabalhadores Portugueses Movimento Reorganizativo do Partido do Proletariado PCTP MRPP a is a Maoist political party in Portugal Portuguese Workers Communist Party Re Organized Movement of the Party of the Proletariat Partido Comunista dos Trabalhadores Portugueses Movimento Reorganizativo do Partido do ProletariadoLeaderMaria Cidalia GuerreiroFounded1970HeadquartersLisbonYouth wingMarxist Leninist Students Federation until 1980s IdeologyCommunismMarxism LeninismMaoismAnti revisionismPolitical positionFar leftColorsRedAssembly of the Republic0 230European Parliament0 21Regionalparliaments0 104LocalGovernment0 2 086Party flagWebsitelutapopularonline wbr orgPolitics of PortugalPolitical partiesElections Contents 1 History and overview 2 Election results 2 1 Assembly of the Republic 2 2 European Parliament 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksHistory and overview editThe party was founded in 1970 as the Movimento Reorganizativo do Partido do Proletariado MRPP led by Arnaldo de Matos It changed its name to the Portuguese Workers Communist Party in 1976 The PCTP MRPP has held a Maoist political orientation since its foundation In 1971 the party began to publish a newspaper called Luta Popular People s Struggle directed by Saldanha Sanches The party was among the most active resistance movements before the Carnation Revolution especially among students in Lisbon After the revolution the MRPP achieved fame for its large murals The party became intensely active during 1974 and 1975 At that time the party boasted members who later became important political figures including Jose Manuel Durao Barroso and Fernando Rosas who subsequently left the party The party however never managed to elect a single Member of Parliament in legislative elections During the revolutionary period of 1974 and 1975 the MRPP was accused by the Portuguese Communist Party of being an agent of the CIA a belief that was fueled by cooperation between the MRPP and the Socialist Party against the communist program defended by the Portuguese Communist Party citation needed The party s youth wing now extinct was the Marxist Leninist Students Federation to which Jose Manuel Durao Barroso a future Prime Minister from the centre right Social Democratic Party briefly belonged The party entered a phase of internal turmoil following the 2015 legislative elections with its leader Antonio Garcia Pereira leaving the party Details about the internal functioning of the party became difficult to obtain since none of the official contacts responded to contacts and even the official headquarters seemed to no longer be functioning An extraordinary congress was announced but it is unknown if it really happened Some sources claim the party is now operating at a clandestine level citation needed Despite this the party contested the 2017 local elections gaining 12 387 votes 0 24 but losing the two council seats they held 1 On 22 February 2019 Arnaldo Matos founder and leader of the PCTP MRPP since 1970 died 2 Election results editAssembly of the Republic edit Election of votes of vote of seats Place1976 36 200 0 66 0 7th1979 53 268 0 89 0 8th1980 35 409 0 59 0 11th1983 20 995 0 37 0 9th1985 19 943 0 34 0 9th1987 20 800 0 37 0 11th1991 48 542 0 85 0 7th1995 41 137 0 70 0 5th1999 40 006 0 74 0 6th2002 36 193 0 66 0 6th2005 48 186 0 84 0 6th2009 52 761 0 93 0 6th2011 62 610 1 12 0 6th2015 59 812 1 13 0 8th2019 36 006 0 69 0 11th2022 1 10 755 0 20 0 14th2024 15 491 0 24 0 13th1 PCTP MRPP had only presented lists to 9 electoral circles European Parliament edit Election of votes of vote of seats Place1987 19 475 0 35 0 12th1989 26 682 0 64 0 10th1994 24 022 0 79 0 5th1999 30 446 0 88 0 6th2004 36 294 1 07 0 5th2009 42 940 1 20 0 7th2014 54 708 1 67 0 8th2019 27 223 0 82 0 12thSee also editPolitics of Portugal List of political parties in Portugal Carnation Revolution Marxist Leninist Students Federation MaoismNotes edit It is pronounced pɐɾˈtidu kumuˈniʃtɐ duʃ tɾɐbɐʎɐˈdoɾɨʃ puɾtuˈɣezɨʃ muviˈmẽtu ʁi ɔɾɣɐnizɐˈtivu du pɐɾˈtidu du pɾulɨtɐɾiˈadu References edit Autarquicas 2017 Resultados www eleicoes mai gov pt Retrieved 13 February 2019 Botelho Leonete Morreu Arnaldo Matos fundador do MRPP PUBLICO in Portuguese Retrieved 20 April 2019 External links editHomepage of PCTP MRPP in Portuguese Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Portuguese Workers 27 Communist Party amp oldid 1216555755, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
