Chega
Chega! | |
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Party leader | André Ventura |
founding | April 9, 2019 |
Place of foundation | Lisbon |
Headquarters | Lisbon |
Alignment |
Right-wing extremism Right-wing populism National conservatism EU skepticism Nationalism Economic liberalism |
Colours) | dark blue |
Parliament seats |
1/230 |
MEPs |
0/21 |
European party | Identity and Democracy Party |
Website | partidochega.pt |
Chega! ( Portuguese for It's enough! or Enough!, abbreviation CH ) is a right-wing populist and right-wing extremist political party in Portugal .
history
Chega was founded by André Ventura , who holds a doctorate in law and a former tax officer , who was elected as the top candidate of the Partido Social Democrata for the city council of Loures in northern Lisbon in 2017 . However, he resigned this office, resigned from the PSD and founded Chega.
For the 2019 European elections , Chega joined forces with Partido Popular Monárquico and Partido Cidadania e Democracia Cristã to form the Basta coalition and received 1.49% of the vote. This was not enough for a mandate and the special purpose coalition was dissolved. In the election to the Portuguese Parliament in October 2019, the party received 1.3% of the vote and moved into parliament with one member - chairman André Ventura .
In July 2020, the party announced that it would join the right-wing populist and right-wing extremist European party Identity and Democracy .
election program
In addition to the typical right-wing populist program such as nationalism or EU skepticism , Chega advocates lower taxes, a much smaller parliament, judicial reform with harsher penalties for convicted offenders and an end to social assistance for people who do not want to work.
Election results
Elections to the Portuguese Parliament
Results | ||||
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year | Number of votes | Share of votes | Seats | |
2019 | 66,442 | 1.3% | 1 |
European Parliament elections
Results | ||||
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year | Number of votes | Share of votes | Seats | |
2019 | 49,496 | 1.5% | 0 |
Web links
- Official website (Portuguese)
Individual evidence
- ^ Chega um partido populista de extrema-direita a Portugal. Retrieved October 7, 2019 (European Portuguese).
- ↑ a b c "Chega" in Portugal - New right-wing party waiting for success. Accessed October 7, 2019 (German).
- ↑ Partido CHEGA! adere oficialmente ao ID-Party na União Europeia. In: partidochega.pt. July 2, 2020, accessed July 2, 2020 (Portuguese).