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Robert Abela

Prime Minister of Malta, 2020 to present

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A lawyer and leader of the Labour Party who took over in January 2020 after Joseph Muscat resigned.

Robert Abela sits in the left-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly state-led and leaning authoritarian. The clearest positions are leaning religious on religion, leaning tech-optimist on technology and leaning authoritarian on liberty and authority. The profile is close to the middle on environment and war and peace.

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Where Robert Abela 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 state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureSlightly progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationSlightly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentCentered on environment
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceCentered on war and peace
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsSlightly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismLeaning non-interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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Political views closest to Robert Abela

Non-alignmentKeeps countries out of great-power blocs and military alliances.96%Pan-AfricanismSeeks solidarity and unity among African peoples and states.95%CorporatismOrganizes society into industry and professional bodies that bargain with the state, an…93%CommunitarianismStresses community bonds, shared values and civic duty over pure individualism.93%

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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: Media Relations Office, Office of the Prime Minister of Malta, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.