Portrait of Silvio Berlusconi
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Silvio Berlusconi

Prime Minister of Italy, 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006 and 2008 to 2011

A media tycoon who dominated Italian politics for two decades while facing repeated trials and scandals.

Silvio Berlusconi sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: strongly free market and leaning authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly free market on economy, strongly anti-establishment on institutions and leaning traditional on culture.

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Where Silvio Berlusconi 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.

💰EconomyStrongly free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional

Leaders most like Silvio Berlusconi

William Ruto President of Kenya, 2022 to present85%Janez Janša Prime Minister of Slovenia, 2004 to 2008, 2012 to 2013, 2020 to 2022 and 2026 to present83%Margaret Thatcher UK Prime Minister, 1979 to 199083%Ronald Reagan US President, 1981 to 198983%Nicolas Sarkozy President of France, 2007 to 201282%Keiko Fujimori President of Peru, 2026 to present81%

Leaders furthest from Silvio Berlusconi

Olof Palme Prime Minister of Sweden, 1969 to 1976 and 1982 to 198620%Mahatma Gandhi Leader of the Indian independence movement20%José Mujica President of Uruguay, 2010 to 201521%

Political views closest to Silvio Berlusconi

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.72%Religious rightSeeks to shape law and politics by religious, often Christian, values.70%

Percentages show how close two profiles are across all eight dimensions. Including a person here is for historical study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Silvio_Berlusconi_(2010).jpg : www.la-moncloa.es derivative work: Off2riorob ( talk ), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.