Where does Vladimir Putin sit on the political compass?
President of Russia
Vladimir Putin is placed at -3.0 economically (left) and +8.0 socially (authoritarian). That coordinate falls in the (Chinese) State Capitalism cell.
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Closest ideology
(Chinese) State Capitalism On this map, (Chinese) state capitalism means a one-party state that keeps tight political control while using markets, state firms, and industrial policy to grow the economy. It is economically left of centre only relative to liberal markets, and strongly authoritarian.
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