Paulo Raimundo, General Secretary of the PCP, was for the first time alongside António Filipe in what marked the party's first public show of support for the candidate for the Presidency of the Republic, at a rally in Vila Nova de Gaia. António Filipe says he is motivated and confident for the second week of the campaign.
Paulo Raimundo joined António Filipe's campaign in Porto
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Context & Explainers
The PCP is the Portuguese Communist Party (Partido Comunista Português), a historic left-wing party founded in 1921. It remains influential in some trade unions and local councils, usually wins single-digit percentages in national elections, and often runs as part of the CDU coalition with the Greens. Voters and those tracking coalition-building should note the PCP’s capacity to mobilise grassroots support and influence left-wing alliances.
