
Portuguese Right Buoyed by Increasing Support and Confident It Can Win Future Election
Ventura has “established himself as the leader of the right” in Portugal.

Ventura has “established himself as the leader of the right” in Portugal.

The growing support for Chega’s André Ventura still signals a rising right-wing wave in the country.

Today, like never before in Portugal, there is a broad consensus for a national reform implemented from the Right.

In 2026, identity and sovereignty are what actually matter. There’s only one candidate saying those words in Portugal—and that’s Ventura.

Immigration, security concerns, and widespread social fatigue have propelled the sovereigntist party to a lead that upends all political calculations.