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Donald Tusk

Prime Minister of Poland, 2007 to 2014 and 2023 to present

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A liberal-conservative who also chaired the European Council from 2014 to 2019. He returned to power in 2023 promising to restore the rule of law and unlock EU funds.

Donald Tusk sits in the right-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning free market and slightly libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly institutional on institutions, leaning strength-first on war and peace and leaning tech-optimist on technology.

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Where Donald Tusk 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 authoritySlightly libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureSlightly progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionSlightly secular
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismLeaning interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

People most like Donald Tusk

Francis Fukuyama American political scientist99%Anne Applebaum American-Polish journalist and historian99%Kaja Kallas EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, 2024 to present99%Petteri Orpo Prime Minister of Finland, 2023 to present99%Larry Summers American economist and former US Treasury Secretary99%Jens Stoltenberg Prime Minister of Norway and NATO Secretary General99%Thomas Friedman American columnist and author99%Valéry Giscard d’Estaing President of France, 1974 to 198199%

People furthest from Donald Tusk

Leo Tolstoy Russian novelist and moral thinker, 1828 to 191013%Dorothy Day American journalist and Catholic Worker founder, 1897 to 198015%Emma Goldman Russian-born anarchist and writer, 1869 to 194017%Mahatma Gandhi Leader of the Indian independence movement19%

Political views closest to Donald Tusk

Third Way centrismCombines market economics with moderate social policy and pragmatic problem solving.99%Liberal internationalismBacks a rules-based world order of alliances, trade and institutions to keep the peace.97%NeoliberalismPromotes markets, privatization, deregulation and free trade as the route to prosperity.96%Social market economyKeeps markets competitive but backs them with rules, social insurance and partnership…96%

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