Chega (political party) explained

Enough!
Native Name:Chega!
President:André Ventura
Leader2 Title:Vice Presidents
Founder:André Ventura
Founded:9 April 2019
Colours: Dark blue
Headquarters:Lisbon
Position:Right-wing to far-right
Religion:Catholic Church
National:Basta! (2019)
European:Patriots.eu
Europarl:Patriots for Europe
(since 2024)
Seats1 Title:Assembly of the Republic
Seats2 Title:European Parliament
Seats3 Title:Regional parliaments
Seats4 Title:Local government
(Mayors)
Seats5 Title:Local government
(Parishes)
Merger:Citizenship and Christian Democracy (2020)
Split:Social Democratic Party
Country:Portugal
Youth Wing:Chega's youth
Membership Year:2021

Chega (pronounced as /pt-PT/; officially stylised as CHEGA!;) is a national conservative, right-wing populist[1] political party in Portugal formed in 2019 by André Ventura.[2] It is characterized as being far-right[3] of the political spectrum.[4] [5] [6]

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.[7] 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.[8]

History

Foundation and Basta! coalition

André Ventura was the Social Democratic Party (PSD) candidate for mayor of Loures in the Lisbon District in the 2017 Portuguese local elections. During his campaign, he made comments about Romani people in Portugal that led to a criminal complaint by Left Bloc candidate Fabian Figueiredo, and the withdrawal of the endorsement from the CDS – People's Party.[9] In October 2018, he left the PSD due to disputes with its leadership, set up a new party called Chega, and resigned his seat on Loures city council.[10] [11]

Chega had been initially prevented from registering as a political party as some of the 8,000 signatures presented to the Constitutional Court included minors and police officers.[12] The court accepted the party's registration on 9 April 2019.[13] Ventura made a coalition with the People's Monarchist Party, Citizenship and Christian Democracy and Democracy 21, for which he would be the lead candidate in the 2019 European Parliament election in Portugal. The coalition was approved by the Constitutional Court at the third request as it was rejected the first two times for having a name that included "Chega"; it was finally named Basta!, a synonym of Chega in Portuguese.[14] Ventura garnered controversy for not attending an electoral debate and instead appearing on CMTV in his role as a sports pundit; coalition representative Sofia Afonso Ferreira said that this was due to a late change of the debate's timing by broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal.[15] The coalition targeted one or two seats in the European Parliament but won none, taking 1.49% of the vote.[16]

2019 and 2022 elections

In the 2019 Portuguese legislative election, Chega won one seat in the Assembly of the Republic, taken by Ventura for the Lisbon constituency.[17] Throughout the 2010s, Portugal was widely seen internationally as an exception to the advance of right-wing populism in Europe.[18] [19]

Chega entered the Legislative Assembly of the Azores with two seats in the 2020 regional election. While the Socialist Party (PS) won the most seats, Chega gave support to a right-leaning government led by José Manuel Bolieiro of the PSD, in exchange for a review of the region's constitutional status.[20] Ricardo Cabral Fernandes of Jacobin reflected that "The Azores are a small region — but this was a big step in the normalization of Chega, and a trial run for a similar solution at a national scale".[21]

Ventura ran for the mainly ceremonial role of President of Portugal in the 2021 election, coming third with 12% of the vote, marginally behind runner-up Ana Gomes of the PS. Ventura celebrated his result as the "first time an openly anti-system party has disrupted the traditional right".[22]

In the 2022 general election, receiving 7.2% of the vote, it increased its seat count to 12, coming third behind the PS and PSD.[23]

2024 election

In the 2024 general election it received 18.07% of the vote, quadrupling its seat count to a final total of 50.[24]

In the 2024 election, the party was the most voted in the Faro constituency, which corresponds to the Algarve. This was the first time that a third party was the most voted in a district since the Unitary Democratic Coalition (CDU) won the Beja District in 1991.[25] The party was the most voted in ten municipalities, five of which were in the Algarve, though its highest percentage was 36.53% in Elvas in the Portalegre District.[26] Portuguese political scientists credited Chega's advances to a protest vote against the two largest parties, and the result in the Algarve to the difficulty that locals face finding housing in the tourism-heavy region.[27] [28] [29]

Luís Montenegro, leader of the PSD and the Democratic Alliance (AD) coalition that took the plurality of votes in the election, refused the prospect of forming a coalition with Chega. When invited to form a government by President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, he continued with this position and chose to form a minority government.[30] Ventura said that Chega would vote against the state budget proposed by AD if his party were not included in the government.[31]

Ideology

Chega considers itself a party with nationalist,[32] conservative and personalist roots.[33] It defends the promotion of an effective judicial system and the decrease of the State's intervention in the economy. The party also presents itself as national conservative[34] and social conservative.[35]

The agenda of Chega is heavily focused on criminality issues, support for the police forces of the country, and the misuse of taxpayers' money in terms of corruption at the top, overstaffing in the civil service at the middle and undeserving welfare recipients at the bottom.[36] [37] [38] [39]

The party advocates for a decrease of the tax incidence, considering the current system to be "brutal and aggressive to the ones who work and build wealth, taking away half of their incomes". It additionally defends a reduction of both bureaucracy and the number of bureaucrats, asserting that it is one of the main reasons for the "Portuguese competitive economic backwardness".

The party supports life imprisonment and chemical castration.[40] Some members also support the death penalty for crimes such as terrorism or child abuse; in a 2020 party referendum, 44% voted in favor.[41] [42]

Describing itself a "strong proponent of Western civilization", the party positions itself against "Islamist extremism" and proposes stronger border controls and a decrease of "mass and illegal immigration". It has been also described as antiziganist.[43] [44] [45] The party supports integration measures for immigrants and states that all immigrants and foreign residents should be "obliged to respect our rules, rites, customs and traditions." It also supports bilateral agreements and limited immigration from former Portuguese colonies such as Brazil, Portuguese-speaking African countries, Macau and East Timor while taking a more critical stance on non-Western immigration. It also calls for a zero tolerance policy on illegal immigration and for the deportation of immigrants with criminal records or those who are economically inactive.[46] It is also opposed to multiculturalism. The party claim that it rejects xenophobia on its platform.[47]

Chega's stance on the European Union has been described as Eurosceptic.[48] The party states that it supports the original "four freedoms" principle of free movement of goods, capital, services and people among member states, but argues for a "Europe of sovereign nations united by shared Greco-Roman and Judeo-Christian principles" and opposes interference into national political decision making within member states by the EU. It also calls on Portugal to pursue more independent foreign and economic policies from Brussels and rejects compulsory EU migrant and refugee quotas. Furthermore, the party also argues that Portugal should exit the EU if it tries to become a federal state.[46]

Chega maintains close links with Vox, a similar party in neighbouring Spain.[49] [50] In July 2020, Chega joined the European Identity and Democracy Party, where its allies include the National Rally (France), Lega (Italy) and the Alternative for Germany.[51] [52] Ventura has mutual support with Jair Bolsonaro, but said that the former President of Brazil deserves condemnation if proven to have instigated the 2023 Brazilian Congress attack; Ventura also said that sections of the Brazilian population were right to be frustrated by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's victory over Bolsonaro before the attack.[53]

Chega took a strongly pro-Israel stance on the 2023 Israel-Hamas war, criticising other Portuguese political parties for their stances on the conflict.[54] [55]

On the Russo-Ukrainian War, António Tânger Corrêa, the party vice president and the leader of the party's list in the 2024 European Parliament election, has been critical of Ukraine,[56] advocating a peace deal that would involve "reinforced cooperation" between Ukraine and Russia in a way that the "Russians feel comfortable".[57] On the other hand, Ventura has said that the defeat of Ukraine will be the defeat of the entire West, and Portugal, as a member of NATO and the European Union, would send troops "in case of extreme need".[58]

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.[59] [60] The party's statutes have been rejected by the Constitutional Court several times for concentrating excessive power in the hands of Ventura.[61]

In 2020, it was reported that there was a "guerrilla atmosphere" within the party, the result of tensions between the different factions that make up the party.[62]

Critical response

Due to its anti-immigration, anti-Islam and populist stances,[63] Chega has been the target of its critics who underline the party's extreme views on various subjects, some of which include the negative comments regarding immigration and minorities, namely the Romani,[64] its opposition to certain aspects of the constitution,[65] [66] its criticism of the judicial leniency regarding serious crimes,[67] [68] and governmental over-expenditure with public services.[69]

In response to some of the mainstream criticism, the party's president, André Ventura, denounced the accusations of racism, claiming that Chega defends equal rights and duties, and that it "doesn't desire a country on which minorities can believe they have more rights than others simply for being minorities".[70] On 27 June 2020, the party organized a protest entitled "Portugal is not racist", where Ventura further mentioned that there is no structural racism in Portugal, and that the political left uses racism as a pretext to foment political agendas.[71] The party opposes irregular immigration and "open door immigration" policies for both Portugal[72] and the external border of the European Union.[73] [74]

The party has also been targeted with critics for reusing a slightly modified version of the motto of the Portuguese dictator António de Oliveira Salazar "Deus, Pátria, Família" (God, Fatherland, Family).[75] [76] The party has been criticized for having supporters of Salazar within their ranks.[77] [78]

The Global Project against Hate and Extremism (GPAHE), an American NGO specialising in the study of extremist movements, warned in a 2023 report that Chega is an "anti-immigrant, anti-women, anti-LGBT, anti-Roma, anti-Muslim and conspiratorial party". The organisation also highlights the presence of numerous white supremacists, identitarians and neo-Nazis in the party's ranks.[79] A subsequent investigatory article by GPAHE found evidence of "more extreme" members in the Chega Youth group, including "white supremacists, fans of former dictator Antonio Salazar, and fascist sympathizers" including the President of the Coimbra branch João Antunes, the leader of the Porto branch Francisco Araujo, and Vila Nova de Famalicão leader Joana Pinto Azevedo.[80]

Election results

Assembly of the Republic

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ElectionLeaderVotes%Seats+/-Government
2019André Ventura67,8261.3 (#7)New
2022399,6597.2 (#3) 11
20241,169,78118.1 (#3) 38

European elections

ElectionLeaderVotes%Seats+/-
2019André VenturaBasta!
2024António Tânger Corrêa387,0689.8 (#3)2

Regional Assemblies

RegionElectionLeaderVotes%Seats+/-Government
Azores2024José Pacheco10,6269.2 (#3)3
Madeira2024Miguel Castro12,5419.2 (#4)0

Local elections

Assembly of the Republic

See also

Notes

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  14. News: Europeias: André Ventura continua como cabeça de lista da coligação Basta . 23 March 2024 . Observador . 15 May 2019 . Portuguese.
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  24. News: Santos Guerreiro . Pedro . Guimarães . António . Chega vence no Algarve e mapa de Portugal volta a ter três cores… 33 anos depois . 17 March 2024 . CNN Portugal . 10 March 2024 . Portuguese.
  25. News: Cinco dos 10 concelhos onde o Chega tem melhor resultado são no Algarve . 17 March 2024 . Sul Infomação . 11 March 2024 . Portuguese.
  26. News: Votação no Chega provocada pelo descontentamento dos eleitores, diz politólogo . 17 March 2024 . Observador . 12 March 2024 . Portuguese.
  27. News: Investigador associa resultado do Chega no Algarve a voto de protesto . 17 March 2024 . RTP . 12 March 2024 . Portuguese.
  28. News: "Algarve votou no Chega já nem sequer como voto de protesto, mas como voto útil" . 17 March 2024 . SIC Notícias . 11 March 2024 . Portuguese.
  29. News: Luis Montenegro appointed Portugal's prime minister . 23 March 2024 . Le Monde . 21 March 2024.
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  34. Web site: Rainho. Vítor. Martinho. Beatriz. André Ventura: 'Sou contra o aborto mas nunca condenaria uma mulher que aborta'. 2019-05-22. Jornal SOL.
  35. Web site: The rise of Chega and the end of Portuguese exceptionalism. . 21 January 2021.
  36. News: Chega "eclipsa" destruição da escola pública e do SNS do seu programa. . 27 August 2021. pt.
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  38. Web site: 2023-08-21 . How far-right extremism seeped into Portugal's mainstream politics . 2024-02-11 . euronews.
  39. Web site: Chega party proposes chemical castration for repeat rape offenders. 2021-09-22. theportugalnews.com.
  40. Web site: Chega militants fail death penalty and re-elect André Ventura . 6 September 2020 . 18 April 2021 . 8 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220108225222/https://tekdeeps.com/chega-militants-fail-death-penalty-and-re-elect-andre-ventura/ . dead .
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  42. News: Observador. Pastoral dos Ciganos considera racistas e ilegais declarações de André Ventura. 8 September 2020.
  43. News: Observador. Figuras públicas e associações repudiam afirmações de André Ventura sobre ciganos. 6 May 2020.
  44. News: Radio Renascença. Confinar ciganos? Quaresma responde a André Ventura: "A vida é demasiado preciosa para ouvirmos vozes de burros". 6 May 2020.
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  48. News: Chega quer "estratégia europeia comum" com Vox e prepara cimeira com Abascal . 23 March 2024 . Público . 23 August 2021 . Portuguese.
  49. News: André Figueiredo . Inês . Dirigentes do Chega tiveram formação com dirigentes do Vox. Partidos têm projeto comum para chegar ao poder na Península Ibérica . 23 March 2024 . Observador . 17 September 2022 . Portuguese.
  50. News: Chega adere ao grupo europeu de extrema-direita Identidade e Democracia . 23 March 2024 . Público . 2 July 2020 . Portuguese.
  51. News: Partidos de extrema-direita europeus reúnem-se em Lisboa: Ventura e Rita Matias representam Chega, Le Pen chega na sexta-feira . 23 March 2024 . Expresso . 23 November 2023 . Portuguese.
  52. News: Ralha . Leonardo . André Ventura: "Se Bolsonaro fez algo para derrubar o jogo democrático, para mim merece condenação absoluta" . 23 March 2024 . Diário de Notícias . 21 February 2024 . Portuguese.
  53. Web site: CHEGA threatens to abstain over parliamentary text on Israel/ Hamas conflict - Portugal Resident.
  54. Web site: Chega vai propor voto de saudação de Israel e condenação do Hamas . 2024-04-14 . Observador . pt-PT.
  55. News: Expresso. 28 March 2024. Europeias: as posições pró-russas do cabeça de lista do Chega são um embaraço para Ventura? "Pode ser uma fonte de desconforto".
  56. News: CNN Portugal. Europeias: Candidato do Chega defende "uma espécie de cooperação reforçada" entre Ucrânia e Rússia "em que os russos se sintam confortáveis". 14 May 2024.
  57. Web site: 11 March 2024 . Ventura admite tropas portuguesas na Ucrânia e tem uma posição clara sobre Putin . CNN Portugal.
  58. Web site: André Ventura reeleito presidente do Chega com 99,1% dos votos . 2020-09-06 . TVI24 . pt.
  59. Web site: Ralha . Leonardo . 2020-09-05 . Eleições diretas do Chega chamam 11.313 militantes a "referendar" André Ventura e a pena de morte . 2020-09-06 . O Jornal Económico . pt-PT.
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  63. Web site: Ribeiro . Gabriel . 2020-12-20 . Ciganos, negros, islâmicos e Chega: a "mão invisível" do liberalismo social . 2021-02-22 . Observador . pt-PT.
  64. Web site: Vitorino . Sérgio . 2020-10-20 . André Ventura quer mudar Constituição para atacar enriquecimento ilícito . 2021-02-22 . Correio da Manhã . pt-PT.
  65. Web site: Ralha . Leonardo . 2020-10-14 . Projeto de revisão constitucional do Chega quer impor trabalho comunitário a incendiários . 2020-10-14 . Jornal Económico . pt-PT.
  66. Web site: 2020-05-26 . Chega diz que Estado tem de cortar despesa "supérflua" . 2021-02-22 . TSF . pt-PT.
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  69. Web site: Carlos . João . 2020-07-02 . "Portugal não é um país racista, mas existe racismo em Portugal" . 2021-02-22 . DW . pt-PT.
  70. Web site: 2020-08-02 . Chega manifestou-se em Lisboa para dizer que "Portugal não é racista" . 2021-02-22 . Observador . pt-PT.
  71. Web site: 2024-02-29 . Na contramão da Europa, Portugal tem política aberta de imigração, mas pode mudar após eleições . 2024-03-12 . RFI . pt-BR.
  72. Web site: Chega contra política migratória de "portas abertas", restantes partidos criticam xenofobia . 2024-03-12 . Observador . pt-PT.
  73. Web site: Chega e parceiros europeus unidos por UE com fronteiras internas e anti-imigração . 2024-03-12 . Observador . pt-PT.
  74. Web site: Ventura adapta lema de Salazar: "Deus, pátria, família e trabalho" . 2022-10-11 . www.dn.pt . 28 November 2021 . pt-PT.
  75. Web site: "Deus, Pátria e Família": a frase do Estado Novo repetida no congresso do Chega . 2022-10-11 . www.jn.pt . pt-PT.
  76. Web site: Vários deputados do Chega fazem referências a Salazar e ao Estado Novo . 2022-10-11 . Jornal Expresso . pt-PT.
  77. Web site: Ventura mantém "total confiança pessoal e política" em deputados que elogiaram Salazar . 2022-10-11 . www.sabado.pt . pt-pt.
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