Basta () was a

right-wing Right-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that view certain social orders and hierarchies as inevitable, natural, normal, or desirable, typically supporting this position on the basis of natural law, economics, authorit ...

populist party coalition in Portugal, formed by the political party

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, the People's Monarchist Party, and the

Citizenship and Christian Democracy The Citizenship and Christian Democracy ( pt, Cidadania e Democracia Cristã, PPV/CDC) was a Portuguese minor right-wing political party, with an ideological foundation of anti-abortion, conservatism and the Christian right. PPV was approved by ...

party. The Democracy 21 movement was also a part of the coalition on the European elections, but decided to quit shortly after because of the proposal of the Citizenship and Christian Democracy party to revoke the law permitting abortion. The coalition was formed in order to participate in the 2019 European elections, joining several formations from the Portuguese political right. The coalition embodies the wide range of ideologies advocated by the different parties that make it up: the conservatism defended by all, the

populism Populism refers to a range of political stances that emphasize the idea of "the people" and often juxtapose this group against " the elite". It is frequently associated with anti-establishment and anti-political sentiment. The term developed ...

and nationalism of the Chega party, the monarchism of the People's Monarchist Party, the

christian democracy Christian democracy (sometimes named Centrist democracy) is a political ideology that emerged in 19th-century Europe under the influence of Catholic social teaching and neo-Calvinism. It was conceived as a combination of modern democratic ...

of the Citizenship and Christian Democracy party and the economic liberalism defended by the Democracy 21 political movement.

History

The plans for the coalition started in March 2019 when the

party wasn't approved at the Constitutional Court of Portugal. André Ventura wanted to participate in the European elections, and, as he thought the party wouldn't be approved before the elections, he had the idea to join the People's Monarchist Party and the

party in order to be able to participate in the European elections. Meanwhile, Chega was approved as a political party. On 1 April 2019, the parties asked for the first time to the Constitutional Court to run together in a single list under the name Chega (another way of saying "Enough", synonym for ''Basta''). Such a coalition was rejected by the Court because it couldn't bear the same name of one of its member parties. A slightly different name was put forward, Coligação Chega ("Enough Coalition"), but it was also refused for the same reason. The following proposal, Europa Chega (literally "Europe Enough"; for it to have any meaning such as "Enough Europe" or "Enough, Europe" it would have to be "Chega de Europa" and "Europa, Chega", respectively), submitted on 10 April, was also rejected, because of the same issue. On 12 April, Ventura admitted he would no longer be the leader of the coalition if it was rejected one more time by the Constitutional Court. This time, the Coligação Basta (Enough Coalition; ''Basta'' being just another way of saying "Enough") was approved.

Member parties

Electoral results

References

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