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Popular Unity Force

Força de Unidade Popular

MarxismRevolutionary socialismAnti-capitalismFar-left
Overview

A Portuguese political party. It was founded in 1980 and dissolved in 2004.

The party was founded by Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho "to promote popular unity among the Portuguese people for the construction of Socialism" and "to practice solidarity with all the peoples of the world who struggle for their liberation and by Socialism."

In 1980, Otelo was a candidate in the Portuguese presidential elections. Otelo finished in third place in the elections with 85,896 (1.4%) votes.

Leadership

Leader: Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho

Sources & maintenance
  1. https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Força_de_Unidade_Popular
  2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Força_de_Unidade_Popular
Record ID: ptFUPLast edited August 2026