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Nikol Pashinyan

Prime Minister of Armenia, 2018 to present

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A former journalist who came to power in the 2018 Velvet Revolution, he has sought a peace deal with Azerbaijan and closer ties with the West after Armenia lost Nagorno-Karabakh.

Nikol Pashinyan sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning free market and slightly authoritarian. The clearest positions are leaning tech-optimist on technology, leaning secular on religion and leaning free market on economy. The profile is close to the middle on nation.

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Where Nikol Pashinyan 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 authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureSlightly progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationCentered on nation
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceSlightly peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning secular
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly non-interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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Political views closest to Nikol Pashinyan

Effective accelerationismArgues that rapid technological progress, especially in AI and energy, is the best path…95%Liberal nationalismHolds that nations have a right to self-government and a shared identity, provided they…93%GeorgismTaxes land and natural resources instead of labor, arguing that the value of land…92%Techno-optimismTrusts science, engineering and expert management to solve problems and wants technology…92%

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