The Chega party will summon the Governor of the Bank of Portugal (BdP) to parliament to explain Mário Centeno's pension with “scandalous benefits,” announced the party president, who claimed there was a “hidden agreement.” ECO revealed first-hand that the current consultant and former governor had already signed a pension agreement, for...
Chega summons Santos Pereira to parliament to explain Centeno's pension

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
- Chega calls Governor of the Bank of Portugal to parliament to explain Centeno's pension6:43pm, 15 Mar 2026 • RTP Notícias
- Governor of the Bank of Portugal summoned to Parliament to explain Centeno's pension5:57pm, 15 Mar 2026 • Público
- Centeno's shadow at the Bank of Portugal6:22pm, 15 Mar 2026 • ECO
- Chega wants to hear from the Governor of the Bank of Portugal regarding Mário Centeno's early retirement6:00pm, 15 Mar 2026 • Expresso
- Chega summons Governor of the Bank of Portugal to Parliament to explain Centeno's retirement5:30pm, 15 Mar 2026 • Diário de Notícias






