National Democracy
Current that combines popular sovereignty and democratic institutions with strong cultural nationalism, prioritizing the nation's interests and identity over supranational commitments and multiculturalism.
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In one sentence
I want a sovereign nation that freely votes its own laws, but places the people's identity and interests above any supranational commitment.
Political topics
Profile across mindedfolk
- Strong · Unitary
Structure
- Strong · Democracy
Representation
- Leaning · Security
Power
- Strong · Assimilation
Immigration
- Leaning · Nationalist
Nationalism
- Leaning · Public
Economy
- Leaning · Planning
Free market
- Leaning · Religious
Religion
- Strong · Traditionalist
Morality
- Leaning · Technology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Religion
Leans further toward religious than 67% of the 263 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 61This ideology 38
Of all the topics, Religion is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Economy
On Economy, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Ideology median 58This ideology 58
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Roman Dmowski
Founder of Polish National Democracy, Dmowski united ethnic nationalism, Catholicism, and sovereignty in a project of a homogeneous nation-state, becoming a central figure of modern Polish nationalism.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyCharles de GaulleStatesman and military leader98%
SociallyEnéas CarneiroPolitician97%
EconomicallyEngelbert DollfussDictator100%
Other compatible profiles
PoliticsAndrzej DudaFormer President of Poland97%
PoliticsBenjamin DisraeliStatesman96%
ActivismSteve BannonPolitical strategist95%
PoliticsJean-Marie Le PenNationalist Politician95%
PoliticsFranklin D. RooseveltStatesman95%
ActivismMarcus GarveyActivist94%
PoliticsShigeru IshibaPrime Minister of Japan94%
PoliticsTheodore RooseveltStatesman94%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Poland
National-Catholic republicA 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.
Other close countries
Serbia
National-conservative parliamentary republicAn Orthodox-majority Balkan country, Serbia has been dominated since 2012 by Aleksandar Vučić's party, is an EU candidate yet close to Russia and China, militarily neutral, does not recognize Kosovo and faced massive student protests in 2025.
Also close, by dimension
- PoliticallyPolandNational-Catholic republic96%
SociallyRomaniaOrthodox-Atlanticist semi-presidential republic94%
EconomicallyJammu and Kashmir (India)Disputed territory under Indian administration99%
The most distant
New Deal United States
1933–1945Under Franklin Roosevelt, the United States expanded federal power with Social Security, bank regulation, public works and stronger unions, while keeping capitalism, racial segregation in the South and mobilizing for the Second World War.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyKingdom of Greece1832–1924, 1935–197394%
SociallyDemocratic Athensc. 508–322 BCE91%
EconomicallyAssad's Syria2000–2024100%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
Close ideologies
Closest within Right
- Right
Cultural Nationalism
Nationalism based on shared language, traditions, and heritage rather than race, which values the people's cultural identity and the integration of those who adopt these values, defending the nation's cohesion.
- Right
National Conservatism
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
Nationalism
Ideology that places the nation as the central value, defending its sovereignty, unity, and identity, and prioritizing the interests of the people and the nation-state over external influences and globalism.
Closest in other spectrums
- Center
New Deal Liberalism
Democratic Party current born with Franklin Roosevelt that joins financial regulation, social security, public works and strong unions with civic patriotism, preserved capitalism and international leadership.
- Third Position
Peronist Nationalism
Justicialist doctrine of Juan and Eva Perón uniting political sovereignty, economic independence and social justice, with CGT unions, nationalizations, protected industrialization, social Catholicism and a charismatic leader above parties.
- Center
Machiavellian Republicanism
A republican current inspired by Machiavelli’s Discourses on Livy. It defends civic liberty through laws, popular participation, and regulated conflict among social groups, allowing exceptional measures to preserve the republic.
The most distant ideology
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