The leader of the Chega party, André Ventura, publicly reiterated the proposal from his parliamentary bench to lower the retirement age. The proposal advocates that workers with 40 years of contributions should be able to retire at age 65.
Ventura publicly expressed his suspicion that the Government is preparing for a "raid on pensions," warning about what he considers to be a threat to pensioners' rights.
André Ventura's party has been defending this measure as a way of recognizing the contributory effort of workers over decades of contributions to Social Security.
This position arises in the context of a broader debate on the sustainability of the pension system in Portugal and the possible reforms that the executive may implement.
