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Andrej Babiš

Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, 2017 to 2021 and 2025 to present

A billionaire businessman and founder of the ANO party who first became prime minister in 2017 and returned to office in December 2025. A right-wing populist.

Andrej Babiš sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: centered on economy and leaning authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly anti-establishment on institutions, strongly nationalist on nation and leaning traditional on culture. The profile is close to the middle on economy.

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Where Andrej Babiš sits on eight dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this leader's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyCentered on economy
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologySlightly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceSlightly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional

Leaders most like Andrej Babiš

Robert Fico Prime Minister of Slovakia, 2006 to 2010, 2012 to 2018 and 2023 to present85%Giorgia Meloni Prime Minister of Italy, 2022 to present81%Rumen Radev Prime Minister of Bulgaria, 2026 to present80%Boris Johnson UK Prime Minister, 2019 to 202279%William Ruto President of Kenya, 2022 to present79%Karol Nawrocki President of Poland, 2025 to present77%

Leaders furthest from Andrej Babiš

Ursula von der Leyen President of the European Commission, 2019 to present24%Olof Palme Prime Minister of Sweden, 1969 to 1976 and 1982 to 198625%Jacinda Ardern Prime Minister of New Zealand, 2017 to 202326%

Political views closest to Andrej Babiš

Right-wing populismCasts politics as ordinary people against elites, mixing nationalism, tradition and…81%PeronismAn Argentine movement blending labor rights, welfare and economic nationalism around a…80%SovereigntismInsists that national institutions, not international bodies, should have the final say.78%

Percentages show how close two profiles are across all eight dimensions. Including a person here is for historical study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Vox España, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.