Inside the Avante! Festival: Portugal's Left-Wing Resilience Shines Amid Political Challenges

A Celebration of Resistance in Seixal

Until the end of this Sunday, in Seixal, Atalaia is filled with colors, music, and movement. But behind the festivities, there's a clear political message: outside, the left is going through a period of fragility. In Parliament, the right-wing majority has weakened the left and reduced the PCP's bench to just three deputies. Faced with "difficulties" and the "offensive," for Paulo Raimundo, secretary-general of the PCP, there were only two paths: "Either shrink or resist." And "here, we resist, always," he concludes, surrounded by comrades who, every year, remind us that the Avante! is not just a festival; it's a demonstration of political resilience, where the PCP declares itself "present"—even in difficult times.