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A Social Democrat and German chancellor from 2021 to 2025, Scholz proclaimed the Zeitenwende, with 100 billion euros for the armed forces and weapons for Ukraine, raised the minimum wage to 12 euros and defended the debt brake until the traffic-light coalition collapsed.
Political axes
Olaf Scholz leans further toward progressive than 94% of the 416 personalities in the catalog.
Of all the axes, Morality is where Olaf Scholz stands furthest from the rest.
On Control, Olaf Scholz sits practically at the catalog median.
Here they share common ground with most personalities.
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Scandinavian model combining tripartite collective bargaining among unions, employers and the state, a universalist welfare state funded by high taxes, and an open, export-driven market economy, with strong social consensus and low inequality.
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.
Centrist branch that accepts the market economy but prioritizes social protection, public services, gradual reforms, and institutional consensus to reduce inequality without political rupture or permanent polarization.
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FeudalismFar-Right38%
Labour leader and prime minister of Norway since 2021, re-elected in 2025. A pro-NATO social democrat, he keeps the wealth tax and state-owned Equinor, defends oil exploration and recognized Palestine, alongside a restrictive asylum policy.
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A Nordic parliamentary monarchy, Norway combines a broad welfare state, oil wealth managed by a large sovereign fund, and strong social equality, serving as a benchmark of quality of life and social democracy.
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Germany's first democracy, the Weimar Republic united parliamentarism, proportional representation, and intense cultural life, but was undermined by economic crises and political instability that paved the way for Nazism.
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