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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.
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I want a people united against elites distant from them, with controlled borders, traditional values and a leader who restores order.
Political topics
Leans further toward religious than 91% of the 263 ideologies in the catalog.
Of all the topics, Religion is where it stands furthest from the rest.
On Free market, 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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A parliamentary republic in Eastern Europe, Hungary is governed under so-called illiberal democracy, uniting nationalism, Christian conservatism, sovereignty vis-à-vis the European Union, and strong control of media and institutions.
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A parliamentary Islamic republic and nuclear power, Pakistan alternates civilian governments with strong army tutelage, with sharia-inspired laws, a mixed economy dependent on foreign aid, and a permanent rivalry with India.
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The kingdom of Sweden-Finland after the loss of empire: the Age of Liberty with a Riksdag of four estates, pioneering press freedom (1766), Gustav III's absolutist coup in 1772 and the loss of Finland to Russia in 1809.
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Closest within Right
Branch of the radical right that is nationalist and anti-globalist, emphasizing cultural identity, criticism of immigration and opposition to political correctness, without adopting race-based positions.
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.
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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Government ruled by the Torah and halakha, with rabbinical courts, judges or kings under religious authority, Judaism as the state religion and rejection of assimilation, inspired by the biblical kingdoms of Israel and Judah.
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.
Ideology advocating the political unity of Muslims above national borders, around the ummah and the ideal of a caliphate, formulated by Jamal al-Din al-Afghani and adopted by Ottoman sultan Abdul Hamid II against European colonialism.
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Techno-AnarchismAnarchist24%