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Left-Wing Populism
Current that mobilizes the people against economic elites, defending redistribution, public control, national sovereignty, plebiscitary democracy, and broad social policy in popular anti-establishment language.
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01 / The profile
Twelve axes, one perspective
02 / What stands out
Three distinctive positions
32.5pt
Economy
90% Public, compared with the ideology catalog’s 57.5% median.
Who should own productive assets and provide essential services?
23.7pt
Control
86.2% Planning, compared with the ideology catalog’s 62.5% median.
How should economic activity be coordinated?
22.5pt
Morality
65% Progressive, compared with the ideology catalog’s 42.5% median.
Should social norms emphasize change or continuity?
The profile in detail
Government and accountability. Structure: 30% Federal, 70% Unitary (Leaning Unitary); Representation: 70% Democracy, 30% Autocracy (Leaning Democracy). This combination separates where authority is located from how leaders are selected and constrained. It preserves those two choices even when a broad political label does not distinguish them. On Representation, the 877-profile catalog median is 57.5% Democracy; Left-Wing Populism sits 12.5 points above it. 124 reference profiles share this band.
Civil power and culture. Power: 47.5% Security, 52.5% Liberty (Balanced); Immigration: 32.5% Assimilation, 67.5% Multiculturalism (Leaning Multiculturalism). The first contrast concerns limits on civil life; the second concerns cultural adaptation and plural identities. Reading them together avoids inferring an immigration position solely from a preference about security. On Power, the 877-profile catalog median is 58.8% Security; Left-Wing Populism sits 11.3 points below it. 128 reference profiles share this band.
Force and foreign policy. Diplomacy: 30% Militarist, 70% Pacifist (Leaning Pacifist); Intervention: 57.5% Non-interventionist, 42.5% Nationalist (Leaning Non-interventionist). Military capacity and projection of national interests are distinct choices in this model. These coordinates show how the profile combines military means and external objectives, without assuming that they always move together. On Intervention, the 877-profile catalog median is 48.8% Non-interventionist; Left-Wing Populism sits 8.7 points above it. 203 reference profiles share this band.
Ownership, coordination and trade. Economy: 90% Public, 10% Private (Very strong Public); Control: 86.2% Planning, 13.8% Free market (Strong Planning); Trade: 72.5% Protectionism, 27.5% Globalism (Strong Protectionism). These ask three different questions: who owns, how activity is coordinated and how the economy engages abroad. The economic profile of Left-Wing Populism depends on that combination, rather than a single left or right classification. On Economy, the 877-profile catalog median is 53.2% Public; Left-Wing Populism sits 36.8 points above it. 83 reference profiles share this band.
Belief and social norms. Religion: 62.5% Irreligious, 37.5% Religious (Leaning Irreligious); Morality: 65% Progressive, 35% Traditionalist (Leaning Progressive). The model keeps religious influence separate from continuity in social norms. These values describe the reference profile; they do not assign a religion to someone who receives this match in the quiz. On Morality, the 877-profile catalog median is 38.8% Progressive; Left-Wing Populism sits 26.2 points above it. 151 reference profiles share this band.
Technology and limits. Technology: 53.8% Technology, 46.2% Biology (Balanced). This adds a perspective on innovation and biological continuity that cannot be inferred directly from the economic coordinates. For Left-Wing Populism, the 3.8-point distance from the center indicates the intensity of this particular position. On Technology, the 877-profile catalog median is 57.5% Technology; Left-Wing Populism sits 3.7 points below it. 225 reference profiles share this band.
03 / Connections
Nearby profiles
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96.5% compatibility
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96.2% compatibility
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94.1% compatibility
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93.8% compatibility
Anti-Colonial Socialism
93.7% compatibility
Left-Wing Pragmatism
93.6% compatibility
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Got Left-Wing Populism on the 12 Axes test?
Look at the other nearby profiles and the axes where you differ. A match is a starting point for exploring ideas, rather than a final identity.
Understand your result ↗Frequently asked questions
What does getting Left-Wing Populism on the test mean?
Your twelve scores are relatively close to this reference profile. A match describes similarity inside the model; it does not imply agreement with every action, policy or belief associated with Left-Wing Populism.
Which ideology is closest to Left-Wing Populism?
Market Socialism has 96.5% compatibility in the catalog. This score combines axis proximity, overall direction, intensity and the largest difference between the profiles.
Which axis stands out for Left-Wing Populism?
Economy is among the furthest from the center: 90% Public and 10% Private. Read all twelve axes to understand the full combination.
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