Portuguese far-right leader taken to hospital after second collapse

Andre Ventura taken ill at campaign event less than 48 hours after first collapse and three days before election

The leader of Portugal's far-right Chega party has been taken to hospital after another collapse during a rally, three days before the country votes in its third snap election since 2022.

Andre 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.