Nuno Melo likens André Ventura to Donald Trump and says the Chega party's positions are comparable to socialism.
Nuno Melo compares Ventura to Trump and likens Chega's positions to socialism
Context & Explainers

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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Other news coverage of this topic
- Nuno Melo links Chega to socialism and urges people to vote according to their conscience11:01pm, 24 Jan 2026 • Expresso
- Nuno Melo links Chega to socialism and calls on voters to vote according to their conscience10:17pm, 24 Jan 2026 • Correio da Manhã
- Nuno Melo reiterates that CDS-PP does not support any of the candidates8:42pm, 24 Jan 2026 • RTP Notícias



