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"It is very difficult to ban a party and say it is fascist" stated the Constitutional Court judge

RTP Notícias14 September 2026 at 06:40

The Constitutional Court received a request for the dissolution of the Chega party, confirmed Justice Maria Benedita Urbano. The court confirmed it had received this formal request to dissolve the political party.

Maria Benedita Urbano stressed that it is "very difficult to ban a party and say it is fascist," recognizing the complexity of determining whether a political party can be classified as fascist. The judge acknowledged the legal and political difficulties involved in this type of decision.

The request was submitted to the Constitutional Court, which is the body responsible for decisions related to the legality and dissolution of political parties in Portugal. It is now up to the court to analyze the request and decide the next steps.

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This news is relevant to readers because it reveals that a formal request was submitted to the Portuguese Constitutional Court to dissolve the Chega party, raising fundamental constitutional questions about the limits of party freedom and the criteria for banning a political party under Portuguese law. WHY: none

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