The PKP convenes the XXII Congress on December 13, 14 and 15.

The 22nd Congress of the PCP will take place on December 13, 14 and 15, Communist General Secretary Paulo Raimundo announced on Tuesday.

“The Central Committee of the PCP has decided to convene the XXII Congress of the PCP on December 13, 14 and 15 this year, 2024,” Paulo Raimundo told reporters at a press conference to present the main conclusions of the party leadership meeting. central committee.

At the last communist congress, which took place at the end of November 2020, Jerónimo de Sousa was elected secretary general of the PCP for the fifth time, with one vote against the central committee that met at this important meeting.

About two years later, Paulo Raimundo succeeded Jeronimo de Souza, who left the post for health reasons after 18 years.

At a press conference on Tuesday, Paulo Raimundo also said that “the alternative will not be built solely through PKP, but it does not exist without PKP.”

“It is for this clarity and alternative that the PKP appeals to all those who do not conform to the course imposed by decades of right-wing politics, to all those who do not conform to the growth of reactionary and retrograde forces, to all those who know that the power of transformation is in your hands, so that mobilize and act to resist and advance along the paths of April,” he stressed.

The communist leader also called on “democrats and patriots” to “take part in the popular celebrations of the 50th anniversary of April 25, which are being prepared throughout the country,” as well as to take part in the celebration of May 1, International Workers’ Day. , called by CGTP-IN.

“Actions that are increasingly important and important nowadays, starting with companies and jobs,” he defended.