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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In one sentence
I want the people mobilized against economic elites, with popular plebiscites and the state redistributing wealth to those below.
Political topics
Profile across mindedfolk
- Leaning · Unitary
Structure
- Leaning · Democracy
Representation
- Balanced
Power
- Leaning · Multiculturalism
Immigration
- Leaning · Internationalist
Nationalism
- Very strong · Public
Economy
- Strong · Planning
Free market
- Leaning · Irreligious
Religion
- Leaning · Progressive
Morality
- Balanced
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Economy
Leans further toward public than 88% of the 263 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 58This ideology 90
Of all the topics, Economy is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Religion
On Religion, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Ideology median 61This ideology 63
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Evo Morales
Bolivia's first indigenous president, Evo Morales led indigenism and the plurinational state, nationalizing resources and expanding the rights of native peoples within a left-wing project.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyAmílcar CabralAnticolonial leader and revolutionary theorist99%
SociallyLeonel BrizolaPolitician98%
EconomicallyNicola BombacciSocialist politician and fascist collaborator100%
Other compatible profiles
PoliticsLula da SilvaStatesman98%
PoliticsNéstor KirchnerPresident of Argentina98%
EconomicsCelso FurtadoEconomist97%
PoliticsSalvador AllendeStatesman97%
EconomicsSidney WebbFabian economist and politician96%
EconomicsEduardo MoreiraEconomist, Author, and Communicator95%
PoliticsEnrico BerlinguerItalian communist leader95%
PoliticsKalevi SorsaFinnish prime minister95%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Bolivia
Plurinational-popular republicAn Andean presidential republic, Bolivia is marked by indigenous leadership, the defense of natural resources, and a plurinational state project that unites economic nationalism and broad popular participation.
Other close countries
Uruguay
Secular-progressive republicA South American presidential republic, Uruguay is recognized for solid democracy, strong secularism, broad social rights, and progressive policies, pairing institutional stability with a market economy.
Also close, by dimension
- PoliticallyBoliviaPlurinational-popular republic89%
SociallyScotland (United Kingdom)Independentist social-democratic nation94%
EconomicallyVenezuelaStatist-socialist authoritarianism99%
The most distant
Allende's Chile
1970–1973Under Allende's Popular Unity, Chile attempted democratic socialism through copper and bank nationalization, agrarian reform, and economic planning until the 1973 military coup.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyCárdenas's Mexico1934–194093%
SociallySankara's Burkina Faso1983–198791%
EconomicallyGaddafi's Libya1969–201199%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
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- Left
Market Socialism
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- Left
Social-Developmentalism
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Closest in other spectrums
- Center
Civic Nationalism
Nationalism based on citizenship and shared values rather than ethnicity, defining the nation by adherence to common laws and institutions, open to all who accept its democratic and civic principles.
- Center
Republicanism
Political tradition that values popular sovereignty, civic virtue, and the rule of law, defending citizens' self-government, the separation of powers, and protection against tyranny and the corruption of power.
- Radical Left
Marxist Socialism
Marx's original doctrine, analyzing history as class struggle and predicting capitalism's overcoming through proletarian revolution, with abolition of private ownership of the means of production and strong criticism of religion.
The most distant ideology
Authoritarian NeoliberalismFar-Right34%