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Christian Stocker

Chancellor of Austria, 2025 to present

Leads the conservative People's Party (ÖVP) and has been chancellor since March 2025.

Christian Stocker 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 traditional on culture and leaning free market on economy. The profile is close to the middle on environment.

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Where Christian Stocker 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
🌍NationLeaning nationalist
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 Christian Stocker

Xavier Espot Zamora Prime Minister of Andorra, 2019 to present91%Luís Montenegro Prime Minister of Portugal, 2024 to present90%Brigitte Haas Prime Minister of Liechtenstein, 2025 to present89%Borjana Krišto Chair of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2023 to present88%Andrej Plenković Prime Minister of Croatia, 2016 to present86%Sébastien Lecornu Prime Minister of France, 2025 to present86%

Leaders furthest from Christian Stocker

Leon Trotsky Soviet revolutionary and founder of the Red Army15%Vladimir Lenin Head of the Soviet government, 1917 to 192416%Mahatma Gandhi Leader of the Indian independence movement21%

Political views closest to Christian Stocker

ConservatismFavors gradual change, established institutions and continuity with tradition.82%Confucian meritocracyPrefers rule by educated, moral officials chosen by merit over competitive elections.80%One-nation conservatismA paternalist conservatism holding that the better off owe duties to the poor and to…79%

Percentages show how close two profiles are across all eight dimensions. Including a person here is for historical study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Stenbocki maja, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.