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Guy Verhofstadt

Prime Minister of Belgium, 1999 to 2008

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Belgium’s liberal prime minister for nine years, he became a leading federalist in the European Parliament, pushing for a United States of Europe.

Guy Verhofstadt sits in the right-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning free market and leaning libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly globalist on nation, strongly institutional on institutions and leaning progressive on culture.

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Where Guy Verhofstadt 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 libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceSlightly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning secular
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismLeaning interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

People most like Guy Verhofstadt

Nick Clegg Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 2010 to 201599%Fareed Zakaria Indian-American journalist99%Thomas Friedman American columnist and author99%Anne Applebaum American-Polish journalist and historian99%Francis Fukuyama American political scientist98%Rob Jetten Prime Minister of the Netherlands, 2026 to present98%Malcolm Turnbull Prime Minister of Australia, 2015 to 201897%Bob Hawke Prime Minister of Australia, 1983 to 199197%

People furthest from Guy Verhofstadt

Jair Bolsonaro President of Brazil, 2019 to 20228%Benito Mussolini Prime Minister of Italy, 1922 to 19439%Ruhollah Khomeini Supreme Leader of Iran, 1979 to 19899%Hibatullah Akhundzada Supreme Leader of Afghanistan, 2021 to present9%

Political views closest to Guy Verhofstadt

European federalismWants Europe's states to pool sovereignty into a shared democratic federation.99%Liberal internationalismBacks a rules-based world order of alliances, trade and institutions to keep the peace.99%CosmopolitanismPuts shared humanity and international institutions above national boundaries.97%Third Way centrismCombines market economics with moderate social policy and pragmatic problem solving.97%

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