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Matteo Salvini

Deputy Prime Minister of Italy and League leader

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Turned the League from a regional party into a national force with tough positions on immigration, low flat taxes and skepticism of the EU, and has served as interior minister and deputy prime minister.

Matteo Salvini sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning free market and leaning authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly nationalist on nation, strongly anti-establishment on institutions and strongly traditional on culture. The profile is close to the middle on technology.

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Where Matteo Salvini 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
🎭CultureStrongly traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyCentered on technology
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly non-interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

People most like Matteo Salvini

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People furthest from Matteo Salvini

Emma Goldman Russian-born anarchist and writer, 1869 to 19405%Bertrand Russell British philosopher and pacifist, 1872 to 19707%John Lennon British musician and peace activist, 1940 to 19807%Murray Bookchin American social theorist, 1921 to 20067%

Political views closest to Matteo Salvini

Right-wing populismCasts politics as ordinary people against elites, mixing nationalism, tradition and…99%National conservatismPrioritizes national sovereignty, cultural identity, tradition and firm borders.97%SovereigntismInsists that national institutions, not international bodies, should have the final say.96%PaleoconservatismA conservative strain skeptical of immigration, free trade and foreign wars, and…95%

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