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Current that joins ethnic identity and Theravada Buddhist faith and sees the nation as guardian of the Dharma, wary of the influence of other communities, as in Sinhalese nationalism in Sri Lanka and monk movements such as Ma Ba Tha and 969 in Myanmar.
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I want a nation that protects the Dharma and the Buddhist identity of the majority, with influential monks and firm leadership.
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Leans further toward religious than 94% of the 263 ideologies in the catalog.
Of all the topics, Religion is where it stands furthest from the rest.
On Economy, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Hungary's prime minister from 2010 to 2026, Orbán built so-called illiberal democracy, combining nationalism, Christian conservatism, sovereignty vis-à-vis the EU and control over media and courts; defeated in 2026, he leads Fidesz in opposition.
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An island presidential republic in South Asia, Sri Lanka gives constitutional primacy to Buddhism, won the war against Tamil separatists in 2009, faced the 2022 debt crisis, and elected a left-wing coalition in 2024.
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An island presidential republic in South Asia, Sri Lanka gives constitutional primacy to Buddhism, won the war against Tamil separatists in 2009, faced the 2022 debt crisis, and elected a left-wing coalition in 2024.
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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.
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Current that mobilizes the people against political and cultural elites, combining nationalism, immigration restriction, traditional values, public religion, strong security, and anti-establishment economic pragmatism around personalist leaders.
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.
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.
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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.
Model that organizes society into corporations of workers and employers integrated into the state, seeking harmony between classes and directed economic cooperation instead of conflict or free competition.
Current that unites a socialist economy with traditional values, defending social protection and a strong state role alongside family, order, and customs, far from the cultural progressivism of liberal lefts.
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