Europe

Greece

Political journey

Independent from the Ottoman Empire in the 1820s, Greece has lived through a civil war in 1946 to 1949, a military junta from 1967 to 1974 and a return to democracy. It joined the European Community in 1981 and the euro in 2001, and its debt crisis of the 2010s brought years of austerity and international bailouts.

Greece today

Its current leader’s position on the ten Caucus dimensions.

💰EconomyStrongly free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureSlightly traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationSlightly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentCentered on environment
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

Who leads Greece today

Portrait of Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Prime Minister of Greece, 2019 to present

Leads the center-right New Democracy party, overseeing an economic recovery after the debt crisis and a tough line on migration.

Kyriakos Mitsotakis sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: strongly free market and leaning authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly free market on economy, strongly institutional on institutions and leaning tech-optimist on technology. The profile is close to the middle on environment.

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Political views closest to Greece’s leadership

Liberal conservatismCombines free markets and limited government with respect for institutions, tradition…99%Fiscal conservatismPrioritizes low taxes, balanced budgets and limited public debt.97%Realism in foreign policySees international politics as a contest of power and interests in which states act to…97%OrdoliberalismFavors competitive markets protected by firm rules and a strong state, the basis of…96%

Other people from Greece

Yanis Varoufakis Greek economist and former finance ministerAlexis Tsipras Prime Minister of Greece, 2015 to 2019

Countries with similar leadership

Ranked by how close their current leaders are on the ten dimensions.

HaitiAmericas99%GermanyEurope99%BeninAfrica & Middle East99%Ivory CoastAfrica & Middle East99%

Country histories are short summaries. Positions are simplified estimates of the leaders included in Caucus as of October 2026, and percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions.