The candidate backed by Chega attended his first campaign event since Sunday's elections and insisted that only the support of the Portuguese people matters to him.
I couldn't care less about the establishment figures — Ventura downplays endorsements for Seguro
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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- Ventura challenges Seguro to debates: "This is not for the faint-hearted — it's about fighting for the country seriously" • CNN Portugal
- Ventura accuses Seguro of evading debates and challenges him to three face-offs • Público
- Ventura demands three debates with Seguro, saying "this is not for the faint-hearted" • Diário de Notícias
- Centre-right figures line up behind Seguro • Portugal Resident
- "All that's missing is Sócrates turning up to back Seguro": André Ventura accuses his rival in the presidential race of being 'afraid' to debate • Correio da Manhã





