Chega (political party)
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President | André Ventura |
Vice-Presidents | Diogo Pacheco de Amorim Nuno Afonso José Dias Gabriel Mithá Ribeiro António Tânger Correia |
Founded | 9 April 2019 |
Merger of | Citizenship and Christian Democracy (2020) |
Split from | Social Democratic Party |
Headquarters | Lisbon |
Membership (2020) | 15,000[1] |
Ideology | Portuguese nationalism[2] National conservatism[3] Economic liberalism[4] Social conservatism[5] Right-wing populism[6] Anti-immigration Anti-ziganism[7][8][9] Euroscepticism[10] |
Political position | Far-right[11][12] |
European affiliation | Identity and Democracy Party[13] |
Colours | Dark blue |
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Chega (officially stylised as CHEGA!; English: "Enough") is a Portuguese far-right political party formed in 2019 by André Ventura. The party has been described as nationalist and right-wing populist.[14][11][12] In the 2019 Portuguese legislative election it won one seat in Parliament of Portugal.
Its inclusion in the register of Portuguese political parties was accepted by the Constitutional Court on 9 April 2019.[15] 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.
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Ideology
Chega considers itself a party with nationalist, conservative and personalist roots.[16] 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.[17]
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".[16]
Election results
National legislative elections
Date | Head of list | Cl. | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | Status |
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2019 | André Ventura | 7th | 67,826 | 1.29 | New |
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European elections
Date | Head of list | Cl. | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | |
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2019 | Basta! | 0 |
Presidential elections
Date | Candidate | First Round | ||
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Cl. | Votes | % | ||
2021 | André Ventura |
Regional Elections
Madeira Autonomous Region
Date | Cl. | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | Status |
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2019 | 13.º | 619 | 0,43% | New |
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Azores Autonomous Region
Date | Cl. | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | Status |
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2020 | 4.º | 5 260 | 5,06% | New |
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Leadership elections
The 2020 Chega leadership election was held on 6 September 2020. André Ventura was reelected with more than 99% of the vote, facing no opposition.[18][19]
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.[20]
Controversies
Chega has been criticised for promoting to high ranking positions individuals with ties to organisations with neo-nazi and far-right ideals.[21] Before this was investigated, the head of list, Ventura, promised to have "zero tolerance" with militants connected with extremist or racist movements.[22] Despite this, the party leader organised a march during the coronavirus outbreak, in 2020, which received huge backup and support from the portuguese neo-nazi Mário Machado.[23]
Several members of the party also have admitted to have belonged to neo-nazi groups.[24]
See also
References
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- ↑ https://www.sabado.pt/portugal/detalhe/chega-junta-se-ao-partido-europeu-de-le-pen-e-salvini
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- ↑ https://visao.sapo.pt/atualidade/politica/2020-12-09-investigacao-ameacas-jogos-de-poder-e-ligacoes-perigosas-do-chega/
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External links
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- Eurosceptic parties in Portugal
- Political parties established in 2019
- Far-right politics in Portugal
- Anti-immigration politics in Europe
- Conservative parties in Portugal
- Right-wing populism in Portugal
- Right-wing populist parties
- National conservative parties
- Member parties of the Identity and Democracy Party