Portugal
Chega
Right-wing populism
Grew from one seat in 2019 to the third-largest party. Campaigns on corruption, immigration restriction, chemical castration for sexual offenders and reduction of the political class.
- Founded
- 2019
- Positions as of
- 2024 legislative election programme
- Last verified
What does it believe?
Crime and punishment
Campaigns for life imprisonment, which the Portuguese constitution prohibits, and chemical castration for sexual offenders.
Power and its limits
Campaigns to halve the number of parliamentary seats and to end party funding arrangements.
Where it sits on each dimension
Wealth and inequality
Evidence: Documented
The state in the economy
Evidence: Documented
Personal liberty
Evidence: Well documented
Tradition and change
Evidence: Well documented
Nation and the world
Evidence: Well documented
Religion and the state
Evidence: Documented
Power and its limits
Evidence: Documented
Environment and growth
Evidence: Documented
Crime and punishment
Evidence: Well documented
Sources
Sources are prioritised in this order: official manifestos, official party documents, parliamentary records, academic research, then high-quality reporting.
- Programa Eleitoral · Chega · 2024
- Estatutos do Partido Chega · Chega
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