André Ventura

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André Claro Amaral Ventura (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐ̃ˈdɾɛ vẽˈtuɾɐ]; born 15 January 1983) is a Portuguese politician and founder of the far-right political party Chega. He is the leader of the opposition since Portugal's 2025 legislative election. Ventura was affiliated with the Social Democratic Party (PSD) until 2018, having run for Mayor of Loures in 2017 as the PSD candidate. He founded the political party Chega in April 2019 and six months later was elected to the Assembly of the Republic in the October 2019 legislative election. In 2021, he ran for President of Portugal, coming third in the election with 11.9% of the votes. In the 2024 Portuguese legislative election, Chega, under his leadership, received 18.1% of the vote, more than quadrupling its seat count to a final total of 50. A year later in the 2025 Portuguese legislative election, Chega's vote total rose to 22.8% of the vote and the party won 60 seats, overtaking the Socialist Party for second place.

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