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Robert Fico

Prime Minister of Slovakia, 2006 to 2010, 2012 to 2018 and 2023 to present

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A left-populist nationalist who combines generous social spending with skepticism about military aid to Ukraine. He survived a shooting in 2024.

Robert Fico sits in the left-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning state-led and strongly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly nationalist on nation, strongly authoritarian on liberty and authority and strongly traditional on culture.

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Where Robert Fico 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 state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureStrongly traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologySlightly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceSlightly peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismLeaning non-interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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Political views closest to Robert Fico

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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: Europäische Kommission - Audiovisueller Dienst, CE - Service audiovisuel, Alex Halada, EC - Audiovisual Service, FACTSTORY, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.