Portuguese far-right leader taken to hospital after second collapse

<p>André Ventura taken ill at campaign event less than 48 hours after first collapse and three days before election</p><p>The leader of Portugal’s far-right Chega party has been taken to hospital after another collapse during a rally days before the country votes in its <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/14/runoffs-reruns-and-rightwingers-europe-prepares-for-electoral-super-sunday">third snap election</a> since 2022.</p><p>André Ventura, whose <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/08/portuguese-populist-andre-ventura-chega-aims-for-election-breakthrough">brash, blunt leadership style</a> has helped make the populist, anti-immigration party Portugal’s third biggest political force, was taken ill at an event in the southern town of Odemira on Thursday, two days after a similar episode.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/15/portuguese-far-right-leader-andre-ventura-hospital-second-collapse">Continue reading...</a>