The contours of the biggest defeat in the PCP's history
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The PCP was forced to 'swallow its pride' to support António José Seguro after a campaign in which the Socialist was singled out as a target. But it will not appear alongside the candidate in the second round.
António Filipe posts worst result for a PCP-backed candidate in the presidential election
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The former communist MP received less than 2% of the vote.
António Filipe urges vote for Seguro to defeat Ventura's 'reactionary aims'
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The candidate backed by the PCP said he had no regrets about his candidacy.
Paulo Raimundo says election result 'leads to a vote' in favour of Seguro
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The PCP secretary-general said on Sunday that António Filipe's result in these elections falls “short of the value” of his candidacy.
'It was an honest campaign.' António Filipe says the 'campaign was worthwhile'
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António Filipe believes this 'campaign was worthwhile', despite the candidate's result. The candidate supported by the PCP (Portuguese Communist Party) says that many supporters voted for António José Seguro out of 'fear that there might be two more right-wing candidates in the second round'.
"It was honest." António Filipe says the campaign "was worth it"
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António Filipe believes this “campaign was worth it”, despite the outcome of the candidacy. The candidate backed by the PCP says many supporters voted for António José Seguro out of “fear that there could be two more right-wing candidates in the second round”.
Raimundo emphasises that the Portuguese 'can count on the PCP'
Paulo Raimundo, secretary-general of the PCP, reiterated that the Portuguese 'can count on the Portuguese Communist Party to defend the rights to a better life, to break with right‑wing policy and to create the conditions to open the way to what is necessary — what this candidacy carried of that alternative, patriotic and left‑wing politics.'
'It's a happy day': Paulo Raimundo has already voted in Alhos Vedros
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PCP leader highlighted the role of the President of the Republic in 'ensuring the Constitution is upheld'. He also thanked all the staff working to ensure the democratic process proceeds normally.
21:00 — Paulo Raimundo urges voters to concentrate their votes on the PCP
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Raimundo describes António Filipe as a serious, experienced man and asks that the influence of the opinion polls be ignored. Meanwhile, Ventura believes that votes from abroad will take him into the second round.
António Filipe: 'I have never appealed for the support of the parties; I address myself to the citizens'
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“Each citizen will decide how to vote next Sunday,” says António Filipe, a candidate backed by the PCP and PEV.
Raimundo: 'neoliberal' candidates are 'cosying up'
For the secretary-general of the PCP, the candidate backed by the party in Sunday’s presidential election, António Filipe, is “the candidate of the people and of the workers”.
Paulo Raimundo says António Filipe's candidacy is the one that does not give up
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The PCP's secretary-general said today that António Filipe's candidacy for the Presidency of the Republic is openly left-wing, without equivocation or disguise, with “zero commitments” to right-wing politics and one that “does not give up”.
Paulo Raimundo says António Filipe's candidacy is the one that does not give up
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The PCP's secretary-general said today that António Filipe's candidacy for the Presidency of the Republic is openly left-wing, without hedging or disguise, with “zero compromises” with right-wing politics and is the one that “does not give up”.
Paulo Raimundo joined António Filipe's campaign in Porto
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.
António Filipe received campaign support from Paulo Raimundo
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For the first time since the start of the campaign, the PCP general secretary appeared alongside António Filipe, in what was the party’s first public show of support for the presidential candidate. In Vila Nova de Gaia, Paulo Raimundo said António Filipe is “the guarantee of complying with and ensuring compliance with the constitution” and called for mobilisation.
Paulo Raimundo joins António Filipe's campaign
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The PCP secretary-general, Paulo Raimundo, joined António Filipe’s presidential campaign today in Porto.
António Filipe held his first campaign rally in Coimbra
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The candidate supported by the PCP criticised Rui Tavares and said the race for Belém is not a contest of nice-sounding ideas.
The people's candidature. António Filipe aims for Belém to bring hope to workers
He was an MP for more than two decades and is a broadly respected figure in the Portuguese Communist Party. He is driven by a sense of mission with which he has directed his political activity throughout his life: to be useful to the struggle of workers and the Portuguese people for their emancipation. António Filipe thus sees the 2026 presidential election as an “important battle for democracy” in a Portugal he says is “marked by deep inequalities and injustices”.
CCDR elections: PCP in Alentejo will not vote; in Porto communists criticise PS-PSD agreement
In Alentejo, the PCP announced that its locally elected representatives will not take part in the votes on 12 January. In Porto, the communists also criticise the power-sharing and the new organisational structure of these bodies.
PCP accuses Portuguese Government of legitimising US actions
The communists describe the Portuguese Government's stance on the arrest of the Venezuelan leader, ordered by Donald Trump, as 'deplorable' and 'complicit in a flagrant violation of international law'.
PCP accuses Portuguese government of trying to legitimise and of being 'complicit' in US actions in Venezuela
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The PCP condemns the “unacceptable attempts by the Trump administration to impose a puppet government in Venezuela”, aimed at ensuring “the appropriation by US oil multinationals of Venezuela's resources”.
On the way to Belém with António Filipe: 'I'll keep my home; it's the PSP who will be angry with me'
Between Belenenses Stadium and Belém Palace, the presidential candidate supported by the PCP admitted that, if elected, he does not intend to move house and that his first state visit will be to the neighbouring country.