Foreign Minister Rangel considered it necessary to say "enough" to the Chega party and "stop" to the Socialist Party. This position arises in a context of political tension in which the government official seeks to draw a line between extremist parties and traditional parties.
Rangel also challenged André Ventura, leader of Chega, to retract the greeting he made for the victory of the German party Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the regional elections in Saxony-Anhalt. This reference to far-right parties seems to be at the center of the controversy that prompted the minister's statements.
The comparison between Chega and the German AfD appears to have been the triggering element of Rangel's criticism, who considered it unacceptable for a Portuguese party to congratulate electoral results of political forces associated with European far-right extremism. The challenge for André Ventura to retract himself fits within this logic of condemnation.
