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Andrej Plenković

Prime Minister of Croatia, 2016 to present

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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 traditional on culture and leaning religious on religion. The profile is close to the middle on environment.

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Where Andrej Plenković sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person'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 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
🙏ReligionLeaning religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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Political views closest to Andrej Plenković

Liberal conservatismCombines free markets and limited government with respect for institutions, tradition…99%One-nation conservatismA paternalist conservatism holding that the better off owe duties to the poor and to…98%OrdoliberalismFavors competitive markets protected by firm rules and a strong state, the basis of…98%Christian democracyBlends Christian social teaching, a social market economy and European cooperation.98%

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