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A city-state of Ancient Greece, Athens was the cradle of direct democracy, with citizens deciding the polis's course in assembly, although participation excluded women, foreigners, and slaves from political life.
Political topics
Leans further toward nationalist than 92% of the 325 countries and regimes in the catalog.
Of all the topics, Nationalism is where it stands furthest from the rest.
On Morality, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Here it shares common ground with most countries.
Ideological proximity
Most compatible among the 263 ideologies
Ideology of the classical polis, advocating direct popular sovereignty through assembly and sortition among equal citizens, while reserving citizenship to a hereditary minority, excluding women, foreigners and slaves.
Current that unites traditional values, family, and religion with strong cultural nationalism, defending sovereignty, borders, and the people's identity within democracy, with clear distrust of globalism.
Right-wing current that unites free markets, traditional values, and an interventionist foreign policy, advocating the promotion of democracy and national interests through military force and global leadership.
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Crypto-AnarchismLibertarian33%
Polish MEP for the Law and Justice party, Tarczyński champions national sovereignty within the EU, strict controls against illegal immigration, traditional Christian values, and firm opposition to Russia, having documented Russian war crimes in Ukraine since 2022.
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A parliamentary republic in Eastern Europe, Poland combines democracy, a strong Catholic and nationalist identity, and a growing market economy, with politics marked by tensions between conservatism and liberalism.
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Hellenic state under the Wittelsbach and Glücksburg dynasties, forged in independence against the Ottomans, marked by strong Orthodox faith, royal authority, and Megali Idea expansionism.
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