Communist Party of Portugal (Marxist-Leninist)

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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)'.

PCP(M-L) was founded in 1970. It published Unidade Popular.

In May 1974 Heduíno Vilar (real name Eduíno Gomes) was expelled. He set up his own PCP(m-l). Like the main PCP(M-L), Vilar's PCP(M-L) had a publication titled Unidade Popular.

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

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)!)