Portugal
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The Revolution Will Not Be Authorised
“Your Excellency, General Director, I hereby inform you that yesterday, 25 April 1974, several workers skipped work, evoking a revolution in the country. I would like to clarify that this revolution was not authorised superiorly […]. Since in the current legislation, absences due to revolution are not foreseen, I submit the matter to your consideration,… Continue reading
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Portuguese elections – ‘Socialist’ Party wins but defeat for left
Sunday’s general election in Portugal was triggered last October by the decision of the anti-capitalist Bloco Esquerda (Left Bloc) and the Portuguese Communist party to vote down the proposed budget of Antonio Costa’s Socialist Party government. The left was opposed to the creeping privatisation and lack of resources allocated to the SNS – the national health service – and the failure… Continue reading
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Lisbon Court Rules Only 0.9% of ‘Verified Cases’ Died of COVID, Numbering 152, Not 17,000 Claimed
Following a citizen’s petition, a Lisbon court was forced to provide verified COVID-19 mortality data, reports AndreDias.net. According to the ruling, the number of verified COVID-19 deaths from January 2020 to April 2021 is only 152, not about 17,000 as claimed by government ministries. Continue reading
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Can the Left Look to Portugal for an Alternative to Austerity? By Asad Ismi
While social-democratic parties all over Europe have been losing power and popularity, the centre-left Portuguese government is being lauded even by the mainstream media for defying the European Union (EU) with its anti-austerity policy and thereby sparking an economic recovery in the country. Continue reading
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Portugal: Convention gears up Left Bloc for year of critical fights By Dick Nichols
In 2019, European and legislative elections will take place in Portugal in a national political context different from any other in the European Union (EU), where austerity policy still prevails and the rise of the racist and xenophobic right seems unstoppable. Continue reading
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Portugese Communist Party Central Committee Statement – May 27, 2014
The Central Committee of the PCP met on May 27, 2014, and assessed the results of the elections for the European Parliament as well as their political consequences; assessed the most relevant aspects of the country’s economic and social situation and the consequences of the Troika’s policies, the campaign of mystification surrounding the so-called “clean… Continue reading
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Portugal and Europe after the European elections
The Left Bloc received a bad election result [149,628 votes, 4.56%, down by 6.15% from 2009]. We were able to elect Marisa Matias, but were a long way away from electing a second deputy. We not only failed to turn around the losses suffered at the last legislative and municipal elections, but received an even… Continue reading
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Support for Portugal government nosedives By Paul Mitchell
There was a record low number of voters—just 34 percent. Votes for the two right-wing government coalition partners, the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and Peoples Party (CSD-PP) collapsed from 40 percent (1.4 million votes) in 2009 to 27.7 percent (909,000 votes), leading to the loss of three of their 10 Members of the European Parliament… Continue reading
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Overthrowing Fascism: Portugal and “The Right to Rebellion” By Miguel Urbano Rodrigues
Forty years have passed since April 25, 1974. Today throughout the country the Portuguese people will celebrate the anniversary of the overthrow of fascism. The goal of the military coup that morning was to end the colonial war. But within a few hours the torrential participation of the people changed the direction and purpose of… Continue reading
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Video: Scenes from the Class Struggles in Portugal (Cenas da Luta de Classes em Portugal) 1/2
In English. The revolution did not end in the 25 of April… A revolução não acabou no dia 25 de Abril… Continue reading
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Mass opposition blocks Portuguese pension reform By Jordan Shilton
The “week of indignation, protest and fight” was in response to the budget of the right-wing coalition of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and Popular Party (CDSPP), which passed the 2014 budget on November 26. It contained €3.9 billion in spending cuts, equivalent to 2.3 percent of the country’s GDP. Continue reading
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Video: Portugal's Architect of Austerity Resigns After Nationwide Protests
President Silva’s austerity policies made Portugal a darling of the troika, but highly unpopular at home (inc. transcript) Continue reading
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Video: Portugal’s Architect of Austerity Resigns After Nationwide Protests
President Silva’s austerity policies made Portugal a darling of the troika, but highly unpopular at home (inc. transcript) Continue reading
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Video: Portugal General Strike: This is What Austerity Looks Like By grtv
Events in Southern Europe show the political strike to be an indispensable tool for self-defence. What the EU and the International Monetary Fund are demanding of states such as Greece and Portugal has nothing to do with neutral crisis management, but is rather brutal class struggle executed from above. Cutbacks and elimination of government services… Continue reading
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Portugal: General Strike 24 November 2011
Following the agreement signed with the IMF/EU/ECB Troika, Portugal is confronted with a new and more severe austerity programme, unprecedented since the inauguration of democracy. Continue reading
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General Strike in Portugal in 24 November
With a deeper recession, we will enter a destructive cycle of austerity policies, added recession and higher debt, repeating what is already happening, namely in Greece, with disastrous outcomes for the workers, people and country, which are very visible today.” Continue reading
The New Dark Age 