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Nicușor Dan

President of Romania, 2025 to present

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A mathematician and former mayor of Bucharest who became president in 2025.

Nicușor Dan sits in the right-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly free market and centered on liberty and authority. The clearest positions are leaning tech-optimist on technology. The profile is close to the middle on liberty and authority.

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Where Nicușor Dan 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.

💰EconomySlightly free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityCentered on liberty and authority
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureSlightly traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationSlightly globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceSlightly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsSlightly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionSlightly religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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Political views closest to Nicușor Dan

Social market economyKeeps markets competitive but backs them with rules, social insurance and partnership…97%CommunitarianismStresses community bonds, shared values and civic duty over pure individualism.96%Pan-AfricanismSeeks solidarity and unity among African peoples and states.96%Liberal conservatismCombines free markets and limited government with respect for institutions, tradition…95%

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Percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions. Including a person here is for study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: U.S. Embassy Romania, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.