The Medical Association wants to be heard in Parliament regarding the reversal of gender identity laws. Meanwhile, the Psychologists' Association considered this a scientific, ethical, and legal setback.
The Medical Association wants to be heard in Parliament regarding the reversal of gender identity laws

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Chega ("Enough") is a Portuguese far-right populist party founded in 2019 by André Ventura. It positions itself as an anti-establishment movement against what it calls a "rotten and corrupt system" of PS-PSD dominance. The party surged from 1.3% in 2019 to 22.8% in May 2025, becoming parliament's second-largest force with 60 seats. Chega's core platform emphasizes strict immigration control—ending automatic CPLP residency, deporting non-independent immigrants, implementing job-market quotas, and requiring five-year social security contributions before benefit access. It advocates radical constitutional reform, including reducing parliament to 100 members, abolishing the prime minister position for a presidential system, and dismantling public healthcare. Law-and-order policies include life imprisonment and chemical castration proposals.
The party is defined by inflammatory anti-Romani rhetoric, with Ventura convicted multiple times for discrimination. Chega maintains international alignments with European far-right figures including Marine Le Pen, Santiago Abascal, and Matteo Salvini. Mainstream Portuguese parties, including Prime Minister Luís Montenegro's government, have imposed a cordon sanitaire, refusing coalition with Chega despite its parliamentary strength.
The CDS–PP is the Democratic and Social Centre – People's Party (Centro Democrático e Social – Partido Popular), a small centre-right, Christian-democratic party founded in 1974. It often partners with the larger PSD in parliament; in February 2026 it voted with the PSD and IL to approve a housing package, so its parliamentary support can influence housing and other policy outcomes.
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- Children or clients? Gender ideology and affirmation12:07am, 22 Mar 2026 • Observador
- Rui Tavares attacks the right over gender identity10:49pm, 21 Mar 2026 • Observador
- Reversal of gender identity law approved. What might change?6:56pm, 21 Mar 2026 • Público
- Rui Tavares accuses the right of dropping the mask with gender identity bills4:41pm, 21 Mar 2026 • RTP Notícias
- Rui Tavares accuses the right of dropping the mask with bills on gender identity3:51pm, 21 Mar 2026 • Correio da Manhã
- Livre accuses the right of 'taking off the mask' with bills on gender identity3:50pm, 21 Mar 2026 • Público
- Approved law on gender identity is a step backwards, says FENPROF2:06pm, 21 Mar 2026 • RTP Notícias




