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André Ventura

Leader of Chega · Portugal

In the Assembly of the Republic (Chega, Lisboa constituency): plenary attendance →

Portrait of André Ventura.
Archive portrait · Photo: Vox España, CC0 · Image credits
35.9% Approval · 51.2% Disapproval30-day average · 2 pollsters, Oct 2026 · see the polls ↓

In short

André Ventura, leader of Chega, accuses Luís Montenegro's government of not wanting any agreement and of not governing for the country.12 One outlet asks whether Ventura really intends to push the PSD off the political map; the headline does not present this as a statement he made.3

AIMade at 10:11, from 3 headlines of the last 24 hours. Each number links to the source headline. How it is made

Popularity in the polls

Rating of André Ventura as party leader: positive or negative

Last recorded collection: 29/10/2026, 21:05 (Lisbon).Record older than 24 hours; newer data may be available at the source.

Study, data and source-check dates are separate. Last successful source check: 12/11/2026, 18:05 (Lisbon). Last attempt: 12/11/2026, 18:05 (Lisbon). Check completed. An unchanged source does not renew the data date.

34.8% Approval · 47.3% Disapproval

Intercampus · 6–12 Oct 2026 · see the poll ↗

Recent polls
PollsterDatesApprovalDisapproval
Intercampus6–12 Oct 202634.8%47.3%
Aximage6–7 Oct 202637%55%
Aximage14–15 Sep 202637%55%
Intercampus7–14 Sep 202631.9%51.7%
Aximage20–21 Jul 202636%57%
Intercampus9–14 Jul 202627%57.7%
Aximage24–25 Jun 202636%56%
Intercampus10–16 Jun 202625.9%57.8%

In this table, each number is the pollster's own, as published. The rings identify their 30-day average. We do not compare countries, and nothing comes from the headlines. Read from the Wikipedia polling table (CC BY-SA 4.0) with collection scheduled every 3 hours. Last recorded collection: 29/10/2026, 21:05 (Lisbon).Record older than 24 hours; newer data may be available at the source.

see the history and what happened →

Defence

Positions and proposals

  • Military service

    «At a time when our European partners are strengthening their military preparation and their efforts to make young people aware of defence issues, Portugal cannot remain indifferent to this reality»

    Original in Portuguese: Num momento em que os nossos parceiros europeus reforçam os seus mecanismos de preparação militar e de consciencialização dos jovens para as questões de defesa, Portugal não pode permanecer indiferente a esta realidade

    Party position: a Chega parliamentary group draft resolution to replace National Defence Day with a National Defence Week of at least five working days, including a military medical inspection of the young people called up (text quoted by Lusa).

    Legislative proposal · 6 Apr 2026 · Source

  • NATO

    «Yes, sir, we trust NATO and we have a NATO defence system, but I asked you about our own defence system»

    Original in Portuguese: Sim, senhor, nós confiamos na NATO e temos um sistema de defesa da NATO, mas eu perguntei-lhe sobre o nosso próprio sistema de defesa

    In the debate with the Prime Minister in parliament, during the Middle East war, after asking about Portugal's air defences (Diário da Assembleia da República, series I, no. 62).

    Speech · 4 Mar 2026 · Source

  • Support for Ukraine

    «This [not sending troops] does not mean we are not in solidarity or not standing side by side with the suffering of the Ukrainian people. We are, we have helped, we will keep helping»

    Original in Portuguese: Isto [o não envio de tropas] não significa não sermos solidários ou não estar lado a lado com o sofrimento do povo ucraniano. Estamos, temos ajudado, vamos continuar a ajudar

    In Coimbra, during the presidential campaign, presenting his foreign-policy platform; he also said a President should do everything to avoid sending young Portuguese to the war in Ukraine (Lusa report).

    Speech · 29 Nov 2025 · Source

Background (2 more than a year old)
  • Defence spending

    «At the moment 5% is impracticable in Portugal, to be honest.»

    Original in Portuguese: Neste momento 5% é impraticável em Portugal, para sermos honestos.

    At São Bento, after meeting the Prime Minister before the NATO summit in The Hague; he added that the targets will probably have to rise gradually (Lusa report).

    Statement to the press · 18 Jun 2025 · Source

  • Defence spending

    «258. Increase investment in national defence, ensuring investment of 2% of GDP by the end of 2026»

    Original in Portuguese: 258. Aumentar o Investimento na Defesa Nacional, assegurando o investimento de 2% do PIB até ao final de 2026

    Party position: Chega's manifesto for the 2025 legislative election, 'Ministry of Defence' chapter; the same chapter proposes a voluntary reserve for rapid mobilisation.

    Election manifesto · 18 May 2025 · Source · Archived copy

Alliances

Only what the person said or did, with date and source; Veramundi does not label anyone. Translations were made with the help of AI and reviewed, with the original shown. Sealed list defesa-1. Method

Headlines naming André Ventura

A headline counts when it names this person, using the site's fixed list of names (no AI, no tone). Last 48 hours.