Portugal

The legacy of the fascist Estado Novo dictatorship made right-wing extremism taboo in Portugal for decades, one of the last European countries without a successful radical right party — until Chega! ("Enough!"), founded in 2019 by former TV football commentator André Ventura, entered parliament that same year with one seat, then won 7% in 2022, 18% in 2024 and almost 23% in 2025, becoming one of the three major parties, though still outside government. In the 2026 presidential election André Ventura came second with 33% in the run-off. National conservative with clear populist traits, Chega campaigns hardest on crime, corruption and immigration; Ventura has been sharply critical of Islam and Roma communities and drawn frequent accusations of racism, prompting counter-demonstrations under the slogan "there is no racism in Portugal."

Economically, Chega is right-leaning: it first called for a much smaller state and lower taxes, but now pairs tax cuts with promises of higher wages and pensions. Socially conservative — Ventura personally opposes both abortion and bullfighting without seeking to ban either — and softly eurosceptic, the party has split the Portuguese right: PSD has repeatedly rejected formal cooperation, calling some of its positions xenophobic and racist.