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| President | André Ventura |
| Vice Presidents | |
| Founder | André Ventura |
| Founded | 9 April 2019 |
| Merger of | Citizenship and Christian Democracy (2020) |
| Split from | Social Democratic Party |
| Headquarters | Lisbon |
| Youth wing | Juventude Chega |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Religion | Catholicism |
| National affiliation | Basta! (2019) |
| European affiliation | Patriots.eu |
| European Parliament group | Patriots for Europe (since 2024)[nb 1] |
| Colours | Dark blue |
| Assembly of the Republic | 50 / 230 |
| European Parliament | 2 / 21 |
| Regional parliaments | 9 / 104 |
| Local government (Mayors) | 0 / 308 |
| Local government (Parishes) | 0 / 3,085 |
| Website | |
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Chega (European Portuguese: [ˈʃeɣɐ]; officially stylised as CHEGA!; lit. 'Enough!') is a national conservative, right-wing populist[2] political party in Portugal formed in 2019 by André Ventura.[3] It is characterized as being on the far–right[4] of the political spectrum.[5][6][7]
Chega won one seat in the Assembly of the Republic in the 2019 election. Since this election, the party has rapidly grown in popularity, gaining significant support for its anti-establishment positions.[8] It was the third most voted party in the elections of 2022 taking 12 seats. It saw a surge in support in the 2024 winning 50 seats, more than quadrupling its previous seat count.[9]
- ^ "Chega oficializa ligação à extrema direita europeia". www.sabado.pt (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2 July 2020.
- ^ "Portugal's Socialists win election, now eye alliances". Star Tribune. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 7 October 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ Nava, Sergio (11 March 2024). "Portogallo, Andrè Ventura: chi è il leader del partito di estrema destra Chega". Il Sole 24 ORE (in Italian). Retrieved 12 March 2024.
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- Hernández-Morales, Aitor (11 March 2024). "Portugal's far right comes roaring back". Politico Europe. Axel Springer SE. Archived from the original on 11 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- Henley, Jon (12 March 2024). "Europe's centre-right dilemma: work with the far right, or work to exclude it?". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 12 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- Almeida, Henrique (11 March 2024). "From Trainee Priest to TV Pundit: Europe's New Far-Right Figure". Bloomberg News. Bloomberg L.P. Archived from the original on 11 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ Carvalho, Bruno Amaral de (12 April 2019). "A extrema-direita chega a Portugal?" [Has the far-right arrived in Portugal?]. Contacto (in Portuguese).
- ^ Almeida, São José (26 January 2019). "Chega um partido populista de extrema-direita a Portugal" [A far-right populist party has arrived in Portugal]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "'Politico' highlights poor adhesion of Portugal to the populist movement". Jornal Expresso (in European Portuguese). Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
News article on the campaign for Europeans Elections refers to the meager chance that the coalition "Basta!" to elect a MEP and advances the reasons for the country to resist the wave of far-right that reached the rest of Europe.
- ^ CLAUDIA CHIAPPA (12 March 2024). "Chega: 5 things to know about Portugal's surging far-right party". Politico.
- ^ "New deputies meet today for the first plenary session of the XVI Legislature". Sul Informação. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
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