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Janez Janša

Prime Minister of Slovenia, 2004 to 2008, 2012 to 2013, 2020 to 2022 and 2026 to present

Leader of the Slovenian Democratic Party since 1993 and a fixture of Slovenian politics, he returned as prime minister in 2026.

Janez Janša sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning free market and leaning authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly traditional on culture, strongly nationalist on nation and leaning free market on economy.

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Where Janez Janša 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
🎭CultureStrongly traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional

Leaders most like Janez Janša

Keiko Fujimori President of Peru, 2026 to present89%Hristijan Mickoski Prime Minister of North Macedonia, 2024 to present89%Giorgia Meloni Prime Minister of Italy, 2022 to present87%Nicolas Sarkozy President of France, 2007 to 201286%Ferdinand Marcos Jr. President of the Philippines, 2022 to present86%Karol Nawrocki President of Poland, 2025 to present84%

Leaders furthest from Janez Janša

Leon Trotsky Soviet revolutionary and founder of the Red Army18%Olof Palme Prime Minister of Sweden, 1969 to 1976 and 1982 to 198618%José Mujica President of Uruguay, 2010 to 201519%

Political views closest to Janez Janša

Religious rightSeeks to shape law and politics by religious, often Christian, values.82%Thatcherism and ReaganismFree-market economics, tax cuts, deregulation and a firm stance toward the Soviet Union.81%SovereigntismInsists that national institutions, not international bodies, should have the final say.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: Vlada Republike Slovenije, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.