The Portuguese Socialist Party ( pt, Partido Socialista Português) was a

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. The party was founded in 1875. During its initial phase the party was heavily influenced by

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ism, and rejected revolutionary

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. The party suffered constant factional struggles. In 1919 the leftwing of the party broke away (that group would merge with

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to form the

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, which became the

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). In general the Socialist Party lacked mass support, the

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movement was led by anarchists and was not affiliated with the socialist

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. The party claimed a membership of 2,500 as of 1925. It published the biweekly ''Heraldo''. It had an educational and workers' sport organization, with a membership of 3,000. The headquarters of the party were located a
Alameda das Linhas de Torres, 34

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.
Kongress-Protokolle der Sozialistischen Arbeiter-Internationale - B. 3.1 Brüssel 1928
'. Glashütten im Taunus: D. Auvermann, 1974. p. IV. 115 The party won two seats in the parliamentary elections of 1911, 1912, 1915 and 1925.Kowalski, Werner.
Geschichte der sozialistischen arbeiter-internationale: 1923 - 19
'. Berlin: Dt. Verl. d. Wissenschaften, 1985. p. 320 The party was a member of the

between March 1925 and 1933. After the military coup of May 1926, the Socialist Party was the only tolerated political party. Initially the party adopted a passive tactic towards the military dictatorship. The party sharply distanced itself from the republic uprising in February 1927 (which had sought to reinstate the 1911 constitution). The national conference of 1930 decided that the party should openly cooperate with the government. One of the main leaders of the party at the time, Ramado Curto, was commissioned by the government to formulate a labour code. From 1930 he worked with the reformist trade unions in the corporativist National Economic Committee. After the establishment of '' Estado Novo'' by

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in March 1933 the party was banned. The party responded by dissolving itself.

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