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Valéry Giscard d’Estaing

President of France, 1974 to 1981

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France’s centrist-liberal president lowered the voting age to 18 and legalized abortion, and later chaired the convention that drafted a European constitution.

Valéry Giscard d’Estaing 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 strongly institutional on institutions, leaning tech-optimist on technology and leaning globalist on nation. The profile is close to the middle on liberty and authority, culture and religion.

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Where Valéry Giscard d’Estaing 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
🎭CultureCentered on culture
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceSlightly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionCentered on religion
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismLeaning interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

People most like Valéry Giscard d’Estaing

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People furthest from Valéry Giscard d’Estaing

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Political views closest to Valéry Giscard d’Estaing

Third Way centrismCombines market economics with moderate social policy and pragmatic problem solving.99%Social market economyKeeps markets competitive but backs them with rules, social insurance and partnership…99%OrdoliberalismFavors competitive markets protected by firm rules and a strong state, the basis of…98%KeynesianismSupports government spending and central bank action to smooth recessions and protect…98%

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