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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sam Jones in Madrid and agency

Portuguese far-right leader taken to hospital after second collapse

André Ventura holding his hand to his chest and grimacing in pain as people hold his arms
André Ventura grabbed his chest and tried to undo his tie before falling into the arms of aides. Photograph: Nuno Veiga/EPA

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 third snap election since 2022.

André Ventura, whose brash, blunt leadership style 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.

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