The Constitutional Court denied that there is any pending request for the dissolution of the Chega party. The information was corrected after statements by Judge-Justice Maria Benedita Urbano, who stated in Macau that the Ratton Palace, headquarters of the Constitutional Court, would have received a request for the dissolution of the party.
Maria Benedita Urbano indicated that it is "very difficult" to determine if a political party is fascist, in a context of debate about the legality of Chega. Her statements came during a visit to Macau.
The far-right Chega party has been the subject of debates about its ideological nature and possible illegalities. The question of the dissolution of parties for ideological reasons raises complex constitutional issues.
The Constitutional Court has now clarified that there is no pending process related to a request for the dissolution of Chega, contradicting the information initially advanced by Judge-Justice Maria Benedita Urbano.
