1. History and overview

2. Election results
    Assembly of the Republic  European Parliament 

3. See also

4. References

5. External links

The Portuguese Workers' Communist Party/Re-Organized Movement of the Party of the Proletariat ({{lang-pt|Partido Comunista dos Trabalhadores Portugueses/Movimento Reorganizativo do Partido do Proletariado}}, PCTP/MRPP)^[1] is a Maoist political party in Portugal.

History and overview

The party was founded in 1970^[2] with the name 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.

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|date=September 2009}}

The party's youth wing, now extinct, was the Marxist–Leninist Students Federation, to which José Manuel Durão Barroso also belonged.

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|reason=What sources?|date=December 2018}}

Despite this, the party contested the 2017 local elections, gaining 12,387 votes (0.24%) but losing the two council seats they held.^[3]

Election results

Assembly of the Republic

European Parliament

See also

• Politics of Portugal
• List of political parties in Portugal
• Carnation Revolution
• Marxist–Leninist Students Federation
• Maoism

References

External links

• Homepage of PCTP/MRPP {{pt icon}}

• The Monument to the Third International
• The Monument to the Unknown Soldier
• The Mood
• The Moods of Marianne
• The Moody Boys
• The Moody Boyz
• The moody church
• The Moog
• The mooks
• The mook, the chef, the wife and her homer
• The Mook, The Chef, The Wife and Her Homer
• The Mook, the Chef, the Wife, and Her Homer
• The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer
• The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and His Homer
• The Mook, The Chef, The Wife & Her Homer
• The mook, the chef, the wife & his homer
• The Moomins and the Great Flood
• The Moomins (TV series)
• The Moon
• The Moon and Antarctica
• The moon and antarctica
• The Moon and Serpent Grand Egyptian Theatre of Marvels
• The Moon and the Melodies
• The Moon and The Melodies
• The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation