Talk:Communist Party of Portugal (Marxist–Leninist) (1974)

Merge
These two articles are so wrong that only with a merge they can be made in something valid.

From the Communist Party of Portugal (Marxist-Leninist) article:

"The Communist Party of Portugal (Marxist-Leninist) (in Portuguese: 'Partido Comunista de Portugal (Marxista-Leninista)') was a political party in Portugal. Also known as the 'Mendes faction of PCP(M-L)'."

Both the 'Mendes' and the 'Vilar' factions claimed to be the true "PCP(M-L)"; and that was the 'Vilar' faction that was legally registred as "PCP(M-L)".

"In 1974 a splinter-group broke away from the party, forming the Popular Unity Party."

The PUP was not a splinter-group from the 'Mendes faction of PCP(M-L)'; it was the name that these faction adopted when it was legally registred.

"At the time of the 1976 elections PCP(M-L) launched the slogan "For Independence, For Democracy, For Social Progress! - Vote for the lists presented by PCP(m-l)!" (Pela independência pela democracia, pelo progresso social! - vota nas listas apresentadas pelo PCP (m-l)!)"

"That" PCP(M-L) was the 'Vilar faction', not the 'Mendes faction'.

From the Communist Party of Portugal (Marxist–Leninist) (1974) article:

"On November 17, 1974, Vilar's party launched the Worker-Peasant Alliance (AOC). The party took part in elections through AOC, since the name PCP(M-L) was taken by their adversaries."

No. Both the names AOC and PCP(M-L) where taken by 'Vilar faction' (the 'Mendes faction' used the names PUP and "Comité Marxista-Leninista Português"); the reason why it was two different names was because the PCP(M-L) was supposed to be the "vanguard party" and AOC the "mass front".

Because the history of 'Mendes faction' and of 'Vilar faction' is so confused in these two articles, I think that, for now, the better is a merge between the two (and, eventually, a new splint in different lines).--194.38.144.2 (talk) 15:02, 1 February 2012 (UTC)