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History of the Party Electoral results

Avante! O Militante Avante! Festival Portuguese Communists Avante! (Forward!) is the official newspaper of the Portuguese Communist Party. ... O Militante (The Militant) is a magazine of theorectical discussion, published by the Portuguese Communist Party. ... Every year, in the first weekend of September (since 1976) takes part a gigantic festival, the Avante! Festival (Portuguese: Festa do Avante!) named after the official newspaper of the Portuguese Communist Party. ... This is a list of persons that are or were supporters or members of the Portuguese Communist Party. ...

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This is a table of the electoral results of the Portuguese Communist Party. Despite the Party had been founded in 1921, the party experienced little time as a legal party, being forced into clandestinity after a military coup in 1926. In the following decades, Portugal was dominated by the dictatorial regime led by António Oliveira Salazar, that kept the Party illegal. Although the regime allowed elections during some periods, the Party, given its illegal status, could never legally enter the electoral process and the heavy manipulation of the electoral results never allowed a democratic candidate to win. The regime would only end in 1974, with the Carnation Revolution, that implemented broad democratic changes in the country. PCPs official symbol, featuring the hammer and sickle and the Portuguese national colors, red and green. ... Manuel Gomes da Costa The 28th May 1926 coup détat, sometimes called 28th May Revolution or, during the period of Estado Novo, National Revolution (Portuguese: Revolução Nacional), was a military action that put an end to the unstable Portuguese First Republic and initiated the Ditadura Nacional (National Dictatorship... The Carnation Revolution (Portuguese, Revolução dos Cravos) was an almost bloodless, left-leaning, military-led revolution started on April 25, 1974, in Lisbon, Portugal, that effectively changed the Portuguese regime from an authoritarian dictatorship to a liberal democracy after a two-year process of a Left-wing semi-military...

Since then, four types of elections are held with different periodicity. The head of state, the President of the Republic, is elected for a five-year term, the Parliament is elected for a four-year term, like the municipal administrations, that since 1985, are also elected for a four-year term. Azores and Madeira elect a regional parliament each four years. Along with these, European elections are also held with a periodicity of five years since the country joined the European Union in 1986. Queen Elizabeth II, is the Head of State of 16 countries including: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Jamaica, New Zealand and the Bahamas, as well as crown colonies and overseas territories of the United Kingdom. ... The President of the Republic may be: The Président de la République Française, see President of the French Republic The Πρόεδρος της Ελληνικής Δημοκρ&#945... Assembly of the Republic The Assembly of the Republic (Portuguese: Assembleia da República, pron. ... Location Motto of the autonomous region: Antes morrer livres que em paz sujeitos (Portuguese: To die free rather than to be subjugated in peace) Official language Portuguese Capitals Ponta Delgada (Presidency of the autonomous government), Angra do Heroísmo (Supreme Court), Horta (Legislative Assembly) Other towns Praia da Vitória... Motto: Das ilhas, as mais belas e livres (Of the islands, the most beautiful and free) Anthem: A Portuguesa (national) Hino da Região Autónoma da Madeira (local) Capital Funchal Largest city Funchal Official language(s) Portuguese Government Autonomous region  - President Alberto João Jardim Independence    - Settled 1420   - Autonomy...

Since the revolution, the Party participated in every election, from the late 1970s until 1987, it ran in coalition with the Portuguese Democratic Movement in the United People Alliance (APU). In 1987, the APU was disbanded and since then, the Party participated in coalition with the Ecologist Party "The Greens" inside the Unitarian Democratic Coalition. The peak of the Party's electoral influence was from the Carnation Revolution until the early 1980s, since then, and mainly after the fall of the Socialist bloc in eastern Europe, the Party's electoral success was reduced, however, it still keeps a presence in the Parliament and still holds the presidency of 32 municipalities and several parishes. The Portuguese Democratic Movement / Democratic Electoral Commissions (Portuguese: Movimento Democrático Português / Comissões Democráticas Eleitorais or MDP/CDE or just MDP) was one of the most important organizations of the democratic opposition to the Portuguese Fascist Regime. ... United People Alliance symbol United People Alliance (Portuguese: Aliança Povo Unido or APU), was an electoral and political coalition between the Portuguese Communist Party or PCP and the Portuguese Democratic Movement or MDP. The coalition was formed for the first time in 1979 in order to run to the... The Ecologist Party The Greens (Portuguese: Partido Ecologista Os Verdes or PEV) is a Portuguese green party, member of the European Greens and a founding member of the European Federation of Green Parties. ... CDU logo The Unitarian Democratic Coalition (Portuguese: Coligação Democrática Unitária or CDU) is an electoral and political coalition between the Portuguese Communist Party (Portuguese: Partido Comunista Português or PCP) and the Ecologist Party The Greens (Portuguese: Partido Ecologista Os Verdes or PEV). ... A map of the Eastern Bloc. ...

Results

Results in parliamentary elections

CDU sticker: "Mark your calendar and tell your friends: on 13 June, vote CDU for the European Parliament"

CDU results in the parliamentary election of 2005. (Azores and Madeira are not shown)

CDU results in the local election of 2005. (Azores and Madeira are not shown)

Note: CDU sticker reporting to the European Election of 2005. ... CDU sticker reporting to the European Election of 2005. ... June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (165th in leap years), with 201 days remaining. ... Electoral results of CDU per district. ... Electoral results of CDU per district. ... Image File history File links CDU_electoral_results_local. ... Image File history File links CDU_electoral_results_local. ... The Portuguese legislative election of 1975 took place on April 25, exactly one year after the Carnation Revolution and was the first free legislative election in fifty years, the first in the new democratic regime created after the revolution which made the turnout the highest ever. ... The Portuguese legislative election of 1976 took place on April 25, exactly one year after the previous election, and two years after the Carnation Revolution. ... The Portuguese legislative election of 1979 took place on December 2. ... National summary of votes and seats The first and the second most voted parties in each district (Azores and Madeira are not shown) Registered Voters: 7,179,023 Turnout: 83. ... The Portuguese legislative election of 1983 took place on April 25. ... The Portuguese legislative election of 1985 took place on October 6. ... The Portuguese legislative election of 1987 took place on July 19. ... The Portuguese legislative election of 1991 took place on October 6. ... The Portuguese legislative election of 1995 took place on October 1. ... The Portuguese legislative election of 1999 took place on October 10. ... The Portuguese legislative election of 2002 took place on March 17. ... The Portuguese legislative election of 2005 took place on February 20. ...

• In 1991 the overall number of MPs changed from the original 250 to 230.

Results in local elections

The Portuguese local election of 1979 took place on December 12. ... The Portuguese local election of 1979 took place on December 16. ... The Portuguese local election of 2005 took place on October 9. ...

Results in European Parliament elections

Note: The election to the European Parliament of 1989 was held in Portugal on June 18. ... The elections to the European Parliament of 1994 were held in Portugal on June 12. ... The European Parliament election of 1999 was held in Portugal on June 13. ... Elections to the European Parliament were held in Portugal on June 13, 2004. ...

• In 2004, after the enlargement of the European Union, the number of MEPs elected by Portugal decreased from the original 25 to 24.

Coalitions Info: The European Union (EU) was originally created by six founding states in 1958 (following the earlier establishment by the same six states of the European Coal and Steel Community in 1952), but has grown to its current size of 25 member states. ...

• The FEPU was composed of the PCP, the MDP/CDE and the FSP.
• The APU was composed of the PCP and the MDP/CDE, later it included the PEV.
• The CDU is composed of the PCP, the PEV and the ID

Further notes: Electoral Front United People (in Portuguese: Frente Eleitoral Povo Unido), was an electoral front of the Portuguese Communist Party and the Portuguese Democratic Movement / Electoral Democratic Commissions in the 1976 municipal elections. ... The Portuguese Democratic Movement / Democratic Electoral Commissions (Portuguese: Movimento Democrático Português / Comissões Democráticas Eleitorais or MDP/CDE or just MDP) was one of the most important organizations of the democratic opposition to the Portuguese Fascist Regime. ... United People Alliance symbol United People Alliance (Portuguese: Aliança Povo Unido or APU), was an electoral and political coalition between the Portuguese Communist Party or PCP and the Portuguese Democratic Movement or MDP. The coalition was formed for the first time in 1979 in order to run to the... Partido Ecologista Os Verdes is the Portuguese Green Party. ... CDU logo The Unitarian Democratic Coalition (Portuguese: Coligação Democrática Unitária or CDU) is an electoral and political coalition between the Portuguese Communist Party (Portuguese: Partido Comunista Português or PCP) and the Ecologist Party The Greens (Portuguese: Partido Ecologista Os Verdes or PEV). ... The Democratic Intervention (Portuguese: Intervenção Democrática or ID) is a Portuguese left-wing political association founded in order to promote and defend Socialist ideas in Portugal. ...

• The election of 1975 was not a regular legislative election, but instead was an election of a Constituent Assembly.
• The Local election results report the voting for the Municipal Chambers only and don't include occasional coalitions in some municipalities, e.g. in Lisbon, between 1989 and 2001. Voting for the Municipal Assemblies and Parish Assemblies is usually higher (11.7% and 12.0%, respectively, in 2005).
• The number of mandates denotes the number of councillors in Local elections, MPs in Parliamentary elections and MEPs in European Parliament elections.

A constituent assembly is a body elected with the purpose of drafting, and in some cases, adopting a constitution. ... A Câmara Municipal (literally, municipal chamber; can also refer to the building: town or city hall) is the executive body of a concelho (municipality) in Portugal. ... Location  - Region  - Subregion  - District or A.R.   Lisbon Grande Lisboa Lisbon Mayor  - Party Carmona Rodrigues PSD Area 84. ... An Assembleia Municipal (municipal assembly) governs a concelho (municipality) in Portugal. ... A freguesia is a secondary local administrative unit in Portugal and the former Portuguese overseas province of Macao. ...

Results in presidential elections

Notes: Most voted candidate per district (Azores and Madeira not shown) Registed voters: 6,467,480 Turnout: 75. ... Octávio Floriano Rodrigues Pato, (1925 - 1999) was an influent Portuguese politician, member of the Portuguese Communist Party. ... Most voted candidate per district (Azores and Madeira not shown) Registered Voters: 6,920,869 Turnout: 84. ... This article is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Most voted candidate per district (Azores and Madeira not shown) - 1st round Registered Voters: 7,617,257 Turnout: 75. ... Francisco Salgado Zenha Francisco Salgado Zenha (1923 - 1993) was a Portuguese left-wing politician and lawyer, as a student at the University of Coimbra, he was elected president of the Academic Association of Coimbra, being dismissed some months after because he refused to participate in an demonstration of support to... Most voted candidate per district (Azores and Madeira not shown) Registered Voters: 8,202,812 Turnout: 62. ... Carlos Alberto do Vale Gomes Carvalhas (born in São Pedro do Sul, November 9, 1941) is a Portuguese politician and former Secretary-General of the Portuguese Communist Party (1992-2004), succeding the historical leader Álvaro Cunhal. ... Most voted candidate per district (Azores and Madeira not shown) Registered Voters: 8,693,636 Turnout: 66. ... Jerónimo de Sousa (born 13 April 1947 in Santa Iria de Azóia) is a Portuguese politician and secretary-general of the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) since 2004. ... Most voted candidate per district (Azores and Madeira not shown) Registered Voters: 8,950,905 Turnout: 49. ... António Simões de Abreu is a Portuguese politician, member of the Portuguese Communist Party. ... General Summary The Portuguese presidential election of 2006 was held on January 22. ... Jerónimo de Sousa (born 13 April 1947 in Santa Iria de Azóia) is a Portuguese politician and secretary-general of the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) since 2004. ...

• In 1980, Carlos Brito withdrew in favor of Ramalho Eanes.
• In 1986, the Party's first candidate was Ângelo Veloso, that later withdrew in favor of Salgado Zenha.
• In 1986, in the second round, the Party supported Mário Soares.
• In 1996, Jerónimo de Sousa withdrew in favor of Jorge Sampaio.

António dos Santos Ramalho Eanes (born in Alcains, Castelo Branco, 1935) was a Portuguese general and political figure. ... Ângelo Matos Mendes Veloso (1931-1990) was a Portuguese politician. ... Francisco Salgado Zenha Francisco Salgado Zenha (1923 - 1993) was a Portuguese left-wing politician and lawyer, as a student, he was elected president of the Academic Association of Coimbra, being dismissed some months after because he refused to participate in an demonstration of support to the Fascist regime. ... Mário Alberto Nobre Lopes Soares (pron. ... Jorge Fernando Branco de Sampaio (pron. ...

References

• CNE Resultados. Comissão Nacional de Eleições. Retrieved on 2005-05-17.

2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ...

See also

• Portuguese Communist Party
• History of the Portuguese Communist Party
• History of Portugal
• Carnation Revolution

PCPs official symbol, featuring the hammer and sickle and the Portuguese national colors, red and green. ... The History of Portugal is that of an ancient European nation, whose present origins go back to the Early Middle Ages, that ascended to a great world power in the Age of Discoveries with its vast Empire. ... The Carnation Revolution (Portuguese, Revolução dos Cravos) was an almost bloodless, left-leaning, military-led revolution started on April 25, 1974, in Lisbon, Portugal, that effectively changed the Portuguese regime from an authoritarian dictatorship to a liberal democracy after a two-year process of a Left-wing semi-military...

External links

In Portuguese:

• Portuguese Communist Party official web site
• History section of the Party's official website
• Avante Festival! official website
• Avante! newspaper online edition
• PCP's short biography by the Carnation Revolution archive center

In English:

• Portuguese Communist Party web site
• Portuguese Communist Party program