Unified in the 1860s under the Kingdom of Sardinia, Italy was a fascist dictatorship under Mussolini from 1922 to 1943 and became a republic by referendum in 1946. Postwar politics were dominated by the Christian Democrats and a large Communist Party until that party system collapsed in the 1990s, followed by frequent coalitions, most recently a right-wing government led by Giorgia Meloni.
Its current leader’s position on the ten Caucus dimensions.
Italy’s first woman prime minister leads the right-wing Brothers of Italy, with an emphasis on tighter migration rules and traditional family values.
Giorgia Meloni sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning free market and leaning authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly nationalist on nation, strongly traditional on culture and leaning authoritarian on liberty and authority.
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Emma Bonino Italian politician and Radical Party leader
Mariana Mazzucato Italian-American economist
Matteo Salvini Deputy Prime Minister of Italy and League leader
Antonio Gramsci Italian Marxist thinker, 1891 to 1937
Benito Mussolini Prime Minister of Italy, 1922 to 1943
Giuseppe Conte Prime Minister of Italy, 2018 to 2021
Giuseppe Garibaldi Leader of Italian unification, 1860 to 1861
Mario Draghi Prime Minister of Italy, 2021 to 2022Ranked by how close their current leaders are on the ten dimensions.
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.
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