The Constitutional Court is analyzing the possibility of extinguishing the Chega party, at a time when legal doubts arise about the viability of such a measure. A judge of the Constitutional Court stated that "it is very difficult to ban a party and say it is fascist", highlighting the legal difficulties involved in the dissolution of political formations.
In February, lawyer António Garcia Pereira reinforced a request to the Public Ministry for the legal mechanisms that would allow the extinction of Chega to be activated. This request comes in the context of growing concerns regarding the nature and political positions of the party.
The case raises fundamental questions about the limits of freedom of party organization and about the legal criteria that would allow a party to be considered illegal in a democratic system. The position expressed by the Constitutional Court judge suggests that the Portuguese legal framework does not facilitate the banning of parties based on political ideologies, even when these may be considered extremist.
