To be confirmed by Parliament, this decree would have to obtain a two-thirds majority of the deputies present, but it only gathered the support of the deputies from the Chega and CDS benches, totalling 56.

After an electronic vote, with a total of 208 voting deputies, the confirmation of the decree received 152 votes against, coming from deputies from the PSD, PS, Iniciativa Liberal, Livre, PCP, Bloco de Esquerda, PAN and JPP benches.

Battle between PSD and Chega

While the PSD distanced itself from Chega in confirming the decree, André Ventura's party also did not vote on the amendments presented by the Social Democrats and CDS to the decree on loss of nationality, which reduced the range of crimes liable to loss of nationality, basically limiting it to crimes against the State and terrorism.

In addition to Chega, all the parliamentary left-wing benches voted against the amendments proposed by the PSD/CDS. The Liberal Initiative abstained, despite its former president Rui Rocha having voted in favour, alongside the PSD and CDS.

Unconstitutional decree

In May, the Constitutional Court unanimously rejected the decree approved by the PSD, CDS and Chega, alleging a violation of the constitutional principles of equality and proportionality.

Given the Constitutional Court's position, which reaffirmed a previous decision on the loss of nationality, the PSD decided to distance itself from Chega's initiative to try to confirm the diploma in the Assembly of the Republic by a two-thirds majority.

In light of this position from the PSD, the president of Chega, André Ventura, declared during the plenary debate: "Whoever tries to please the left ends up with the left."