Centrism
Political position that seeks balance between left and right, valuing moderation, pragmatism, and consensus, and combining elements of different currents to avoid extremes and favor gradual reforms.
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Political position that seeks balance between left and right, valuing moderation, pragmatism, and consensus, and combining elements of different currents to avoid extremes and favor gradual reforms.
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I want moderation and pragmatism between left and right, combining the best of each current in gradual reforms that avoid extremes.
Political axes
Leans further toward globalism than 68% of the 243 ideologies in the catalog.
Of all the axes, Trade is where it stands furthest from the rest.
On Intervention, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.

A French statesman, Macron reached France's presidency as a centrist, liberal reformer, defending markets, European integration, and economic reforms, seeking to overcome the traditional divide between left and right.
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A European federal confederation, Switzerland is known for its direct democracy, strong cantonal autonomy, historic neutrality, and a prosperous economy based on finance, precision industry, and institutional stability.
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A parliamentary federal republic, Germany is Europe's largest economy, with a social market economy, a strong export industry, and a central role in the European Union, uniting democratic stability and geopolitical weight.
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Germany's first democracy, the Weimar Republic united parliamentarism, proportional representation, and intense cultural life, but was undermined by economic crises and political instability that paved the way for Nazism.
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Ideological proximity
Closest within Center
Centrist branch that accepts the market economy but prioritizes social protection, public services, gradual reforms, and institutional consensus to reduce inequality without political rupture or permanent polarization.
Political stance that judges proposals by the practical results they produce rather than fidelity to an ideological dogma, combining market measures, regulation, and social policy according to evidence and each problem's context.
Centrist branch that prioritizes sustainability, gradual energy transition, environmental regulation, and technological prudence, seeking to reconcile climate protection, markets, and democratic institutions without anti-capitalist rupture.
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Scandinavian model combining tripartite collective bargaining among unions, employers and the state, a universalist welfare state funded by high taxes, and an open, export-driven market economy, with strong social consensus and low inequality.
Branch that seeks concrete social results by negotiating with the market and existing institutions, prioritizing responsible fiscal austerity, targeted social policy, and governability over revolutionary ideological purity.
Branch that combines individual freedoms with strong state action to guarantee welfare, education, and healthcare, defending equal opportunity and social security within the market economy.
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Clerical FascismThird Position33%