Chega (political party)

Chega (officially stylised as CHEGA!; English: "Enough") is a right-wing to far-right political party in Portugal formed in 2019 by André Ventura. The party has been described as nationalist and right-wing populist.[15][12][13] In the 2019 Portuguese legislative election it won one seat in Parliament of Portugal.

CHEGA
PresidentAndré Ventura
Vice-PresidentsDiogo Pacheco de Amorim
Nuno Afonso
José Dias
Gabriel Mithá Ribeiro
António Tânger Correia
Founded9 April 2019
Merger ofCitizenship and Christian Democracy (2020)
Split fromSocial Democratic Party
HeadquartersLisbon
Membership (2020)15,000[1]
IdeologyPortuguese nationalism[2]
National conservatism[3]
Economic liberalism[4]
Social conservatism[5]
Right-wing populism[6]
Anti-immigration
Antiziganism[7][8][9]
Soft Euroscepticism[10]
Political positionRight-wing[11] to far-right[12][13]
European affiliationIdentity and Democracy Party[14]
Colours  Dark blue
Assembly of the Republic
1 / 230
European Parliament
0 / 21
Regional parliaments
2 / 104
Website
partidochega.pt

Its inclusion in the register of Portuguese political parties was accepted by the Constitutional Court on 9 April 2019.[16] On 12 April 2019, it announced that the head of its list to the European Parliament is Ventura. Chega was part of the Basta! coalition for the 2019 European Parliament election in Portugal.

Ideology

Chega considers itself a party with nationalist, conservative and personalist roots.[17] It defends the promotion of an effective justice and the decrease of the State's intervention in economy. The party also presents itself as national conservative and social conservative.[18]

The party wants a decrease of the tax incidence, considering the current tributary system to be "brutal and aggressive to the ones who work and build wealth", and that "takes away half of their salary". It also defends shrinking the bureaucracy, considering it to be one of the main reasons for the "Portuguese competitive economic backwardness".[17]

Election results

National legislative elections
Date Head of list Cl. Votes % +/- Seats +/- Status
2019 André Ventura 7th 67,826 1.29 New
1 / 230
 New Opposition

European elections
Date Head of list Cl. Votes % +/- Seats +/-
2019 Basta! 0

Presidential elections
Date Candidate First Round
Cl. Votes %
2021 André Ventura 3rd 493,162 11.89

Madeira Autonomous Region
Date Cl. Votes % +/- Seats +/- Status
2019 13.º 619 0,43% New
0 / 47
 New Extra-parliamentary

Azores Autonomous Region
Date Cl. Votes % +/- Seats +/- Status
2020 4.º 5 260 5,06% New
2 / 57
 New Confidence and supply

Leadership elections

The 2020 Chega leadership election was held on 6 September 2020. André Ventura was re-elected with more than 99% of the vote, facing no opposition.[19][20]

In 2020, the press notes the "guerrilla atmosphere" prevailing within the party, the result of tensions between the different factions that make up the party.[21]

See also

References
  1. "André Ventura's interview in RTP Açores". CHEGA TV. (...) in terms of members, our number should pass the 15 000 mark already in the whole country (...)
  2. "Portugal election result cements modest gains for Europe's centre-left". The Guardian. 7 October 2019.
  3. "Socialist Antonio Costa wins Portugal election, will continue 'contraption' coalition". Euronews. 7 October 2019.
  4. "Portugal ya no es la excepción: la ultraderecha entra en el Parlamento". La Razón. 7 October 2019.
  5. "Press Conference by Chega (Enough) Party Member of Portuguese Parliament André Ventura on 2020 State budget". Getty Images. 8 January 2020.
  6. "Portugal's Socialists win election, now eye alliances". Star Tribune. 7 October 2019.
  7. "Pastoral dos Ciganos considera racistas e ilegais declarações de André Ventura". Observador. 8 September 2020.
  8. "Figuras públicas e associações repudiam afirmações de André Ventura sobre ciganos". Observador. 6 May 2020.
  9. "Confinar ciganos? Quaresma responde a André Ventura: "A vida é demasiado preciosa para ouvirmos vozes de burros"". Radio Renascença. 6 May 2020.
  10. "The instinctive multilateralist: Portugal and the politics of cooperation". European Council on Foreign Relations. 2 October 2019.
  11. "Livre makes history in Portugal: not just first black woman MP, but first man in a skirt". The Portugal Resident. 28 October 2019.
  12. 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.
  13. "'Politico' highlights poor adhesion of Portugal to the populist movement". Jornal Expresso (in Portuguese). 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.
  14. "Chega oficializa ligação à extrema direita europeia". www.sabado.pt (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2 July 2020.
  15. Carvalho, Bruno Amaral de (12 April 2019). "A extrema-direita chega a Portugal?" [Has the far-right arrived in Portugal?]. Contacto (in Portuguese).
  16. "TC > Partidos Políticos > Partidos registados e suas denominações, siglas e símbolos". www.tribunalconstitucional.pt.
  17. "Manifesto". Partido Político CHEGA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  18. Rainho, Vítor; Martinho, Beatriz. "André Ventura: 'Sou contra o aborto mas nunca condenaria uma mulher que aborta'". Jornal SOL. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  19. "André Ventura reeleito presidente do Chega com 99,1% dos votos". TVI24 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  20. Ralha, Leonardo (5 September 2020). "Eleições diretas do Chega chamam 11.313 militantes a "referendar" André Ventura e a pena de morte". O Jornal Económico (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  21. "Ameaças, jogos de poder e ligações perigosas do Chega". Visão (in Portuguese). 9 December 2020.
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