The Secretary-General of the PCP accused right-wing parties of being “complicit and directly responsible” for the attack on Iran and the rise in prices of goods and services, particularly fuel.
PCP accuses the right of complicity in the war in Iran

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André Ventura, born January 15, 1983, is a lawyer, academic, and Portugal's most prominent far-right leader. He founded Chega ("Enough") in 2019 after his PSD mayoral campaign attacked the Romani community. Chega surged from 1.3% in 2019 to 22.8% in May 2025, becoming parliament's second-largest party and making Ventura Leader of the Opposition.
His platform emphasizes immigration restrictions, law-and-order policies, constitutional reform, and contains inflammatory anti-Romani rhetoric that has triggered multiple discrimination convictions and investigations. Politically classified as far-right by international media, Ventura cultivates alliances with European far-right figures including Marine Le Pen and Santiago Abascal.

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.
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- PCP accuses Chega of being a "vocal instrument of capital" • Correio da Manhã
- PCP accuses the right of being "accomplices and directly responsible" for price hikes • Correio da Manhã
- André Ventura accuses the Government of playing the victim • RTP Notícias
- Ventura states that consensus on labour law depends more on the Government than on Chega • RTP Notícias
- André Ventura reveals that Chega and the Government will meet to discuss the end of prior approval • Correio da Manhã
- Ventura states that consensus on labour law depends more on the Government than on Chega • Correio da Manhã
- Chega and Government to discuss ending the Court of Auditors' prior approval • Observador
- Ventura says consensus on labour law depends more on the Government than on Chega • Dinheiro Vivo









