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The flag is a red field with a big yellow sickle and hammer and star in the center
and the full name of the party in yellow at the bottom.
Jorge Candeias, 3 Sep 1997
The Portuguese Communist Party (PCP - Partido Comunista Português)
is a (even today) pro-soviet communist party, who is traditionally the 3rd political
force in the country. It was founded in the early ’20ies and was the only party to
fight our fascist regime in an organized manner from 1926 to 1974. Since then it has
gone to every elections almost always in coalition with other
smaller leftist parties. Except for the post-revolutionary provisional governments,
never participated in the goverment.
Jorge Candeias, 3 Sep 1997
A Portuguese party flag of years 70s: is red with yellow star in
center. In the canton of the fly are the yellow letters "u.e.c.".
Jaume Ollé, 28 Aug 1999
This is one of the communist youth organizations connected with the
Portuguese Communist Party (PCP). The initials stand for União dos
Estudantes Comunistas, that is, Union of Communist Students. Another
organization existed, the UJC, União das Juventudes Comunistas (Union
of the Communist Youths), but in the beguinning of the 80ies, the two merged
to form JCP, Juventude Comunista Portuguesa. I
don't know what flag the UJC used, if any.
Jorge Candeias, 30 Aug 1999