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Geert Wilders

Dutch politician and leader of the Party for Freedom

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Founded the Party for Freedom, won the most seats in the 2023 Dutch election, and campaigns to curb immigration and Islam’s role in public life.

Geert Wilders sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning free market and strongly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly nationalist on nation, strongly authoritarian on liberty and authority and strongly strength-first on war and peace. The profile is close to the middle on religion.

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Where Geert Wilders 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 authorityStrongly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceStrongly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionCentered on religion
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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People furthest from Geert Wilders

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Political views closest to Geert Wilders

BonapartismAuthoritarian rule by a popular leader who claims to embody the nation, with plebiscites…97%Right-wing populismCasts politics as ordinary people against elites, mixing nationalism, tradition and…96%Economic nationalismUses tariffs, subsidies and industrial policy to protect and grow domestic industry.95%PeronismAn Argentine movement blending labor rights, welfare and economic nationalism around a…94%

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