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Andrej Plenković

Prime Minister of Croatia, 2016 to present

Croatia's longest-serving prime minister, a moderate conservative who leads the HDZ party and has kept Croatia firmly in the EU.

Andrej Plenković sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning free market and leaning authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly institutional on institutions, leaning free market on economy and leaning traditional on culture. The profile is close to the middle on environment.

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Where Andrej Plenković 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.

💰EconomyLeaning free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationSlightly globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentCentered on environment
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceSlightly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional

Leaders most like Andrej Plenković

Luc Frieden Prime Minister of Luxembourg, 2023 to present95%Luís Montenegro Prime Minister of Portugal, 2024 to present91%Konrad Adenauer Chancellor of West Germany, 1949 to 196390%Christian Stocker Chancellor of Austria, 2025 to present86%Ulf Kristersson Prime Minister of Sweden, 2022 to present (caretaker since September 2026)86%Kyriakos Mitsotakis Prime Minister of Greece, 2019 to present85%

Leaders furthest from Andrej Plenković

Mahatma Gandhi Leader of the Indian independence movement20%Vladimir Lenin Head of the Soviet government, 1917 to 192421%Leon Trotsky Soviet revolutionary and founder of the Red Army22%

Political views closest to Andrej Plenković

OrdoliberalismFavors competitive markets protected by firm rules and a strong state, the basis of…87%Christian democracyBlends Christian social teaching, a social market economy and European cooperation.82%Fiscal conservatismPrioritizes low taxes, balanced budgets and limited public debt.80%

Percentages show how close two profiles are across all eight dimensions. Including a person here is for historical study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: © European Union 2024 - Source : European Commission, Attribution, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.