Communist Party (Reconstructed)
Communist Party (Reconstructed) (Portuguese: Partido Comunista Português (reconstruído)), initially known as Portuguese Communist Party (Reconstructed) (Portuguese: Partido Comunista Português (Reconstruído)), was a political party in Portugal.
Communist Party (Reconstructed) Partido Comunista (reconstruído) | |
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| Abbreviation | PC(R) |
| Founded | 27 December 1975 |
| Legalised | 3 February 1981 |
| Dissolved | 5 July 1992[1] |
| Newspaper | Bandeira Vermelha Comunismo |
| Youth wing | Revolutionary Young Communist League |
| Ideology | Communism Marxism-Leninism Anti-revisionism Hoxhaism |
History
PCP(R) was founded at a unitary congress in December 1975, through the fusion of the Portuguese Marxist-Leninist Communist Organization, the Portuguese Marxist-Leninist Committee and the Organization for the Reconstruction of the Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist).[2]
PCP(R) held its second congress in 1977.
After the break between China and Albania, PCP(R) sided with the Albanian Party of Labour.[3] The Communist Party of Brazil had a strong influence over PCP(R).
PC(R) published Bandeira Vermelha.
The youth league of PCP(R)/PC(R) was the Revolutionary Young Communist League (UJCR).
In 1992 PC(R) was renamed Communists for Democracy and Progress (Comunistas pela Democracia e Progresso). In 1995 CDP merged into the People's Democratic Union.
Election results
| Year | Election | Votes | % | Representatives |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Legislative | 12,749 | 0.22% | - |
| 1987 | Legislative | 18,544 | 0.33% | - |
| 1987 | European | 24,060 | 0.43% | - |
References
- «Acordão N.º 358/02». Tribunal Constitucional.
- «Organização Comunista Marxista-Leninista Portuguesa». UC - Centro de Documentação 25 de Abril.
- Hobday, Charles (1986). Communist and Marxist Parties of the World. Harlow: Longman. p. 121. ISBN 0-582-90264-9.