Chega
In May 2025, CHEGA emerged as the second-largest political force in Portugal, securing 22.76% of the vote and 60 seats in the Assembly of the Republic. This result positioned the party ahead of the Socialist Party and consolidated its role as the main opposition.
Founded just six years earlier, in April 2019 by André Ventura, CHEGA began with a single seat in Parliament after gaining 1.29% of the vote in that year’s elections. By 2022, it had grown to 12 seats with 7,18 % of the vote, marking the start of its rapid rise in Portuguese politics.
The party’s declared priorities include reforming the justice system, reinforcing public security, adopting stricter immigration policies, improving healthcare, and advancing the well-being of Portuguese citizens. CHEGA defines itself as a national, conservative, liberal, and personalist party.
Party members
António Tânger Corrêa is a Member of the European Parliament (since 2024) and VP of "Patriots for Europe" and CHEGA. A former diplomat for over 40 years, he served in China, America, North Africa, and the Middle East. He holds a law degree, was awarded the Grand Cross of Merit by Portugal and Lithuania, and was an Olympic sailor.
Member: Committee on Foreign Affairs, Committee on Fisheries, Special committee on the European Democracy Shield, Delegation to the EU-North Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee, Delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula, Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
