Left Block (Portugal)

Bloco de Esquerda

Last modified: 2005-08-26 by antonio martins
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• Description of the flag
• Presentation of B.E.
• Earlier designs
• Variations

• Portuguese political flags
• Portugal

Description of the Flag

Today, this is the flag that is, by far, more often seen and can be regarded as the flag of the party. Other variations still pop up now and then, though, including the older flags.
Jorge Candeias, 27 Jun 2002

The symbol could be described as a 4-pointed distorted star with a disc above, producing the sketch of a human figure with open arms and legs.
Jorge Candeias, 20 May 1999

The symbol has been since the beginning the “star with head”, reflecting their slogan about “intelligent left”. The placement of this symbol in the flag (always monocoloured) and the colours of symbol and flag, however, have varied.
Jorge Candeias, 27 Jun 2002

Presentation of B.E.

The Left Bloc, currently the 5th portuguese party, with 3 MPs, arose recently as a mix between a traditional coalition and a traditional party, joining together a number of left wing organizations formally and traditionally identified with trotskist and maoist versions of marxism. Since it’s creation, however, the bloc has not ideitified itself theoretically with any particular political area within the left, but has been defending some traditional l