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Center-left party founded in 1947 and re-founded in 1985, of social democracy and democratic socialism, allied with Lula. It defends the welfare state, regional development and civil rights, with Geraldo Alckmin as vice president and a strong base in Pernambuco.
Political axes
Leans further toward progressive than 77% of the 159 parties and organizations in the catalog.
Of all the axes, Morality is where it stands furthest from the rest.
On Control, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Here it shares common ground with most parties and organizations.
Ideological proximity
Most compatible among the 266 ideologies
Branch that seeks concrete social results by negotiating with the market and existing institutions, prioritizing responsible fiscal austerity, targeted social policy, and governability over revolutionary ideological purity.
Current that seeks to reconcile capitalism and social justice through democracy, defending regulated markets, a strong welfare state, labor rights, and redistribution to reduce social inequalities.
Liberal current that accepts an active role for the state in the economy and in guaranteeing rights, combining individual freedoms and markets with regulation and public policies aimed at the collective good and equality.
The most distant ideology
Authoritarian NeoliberalismFar-Right32%
As leader of the Italian Communist Party, Berlinguer advocated a democratic, pluralist path to socialism, distanced himself from the Soviet model, and proposed the Historic Compromise with Christian Democrats.
Closest, by dimension
Other compatible profiles
The most distant
South Korean center-left liberal party, of Moon Jae-in and President Lee Jae-myung, elected in 2025. It defends social welfare, chaebol reform, labor rights, civil liberties and engagement with North Korea while keeping the alliance with the US.
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