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Find Your Political Match

Twelve statements on the economy and society. Your answers place you on the same ideological map as the parties and governments of 47 countries, so you can see which ones you are closest to, at home and abroad.

estimateParty placements and statement weights are editorial estimates. This is a conversation starter, not a voting advice application.
  1. 1.Markets, not governments, should set most prices and wages.
  2. 2.The rich should pay a much larger share of their income in tax.
  3. 3.Key industries such as energy and railways should be publicly owned.
  4. 4.Business regulation usually does more harm than good.
  5. 5.A generous welfare state is worth the higher taxes it requires.
  6. 6.Free trade helps ordinary people more than tariffs that protect local jobs.
  7. 7.A strong leader who gets things done matters more than checks on their power.
  8. 8.Traditional family and religious values should guide the law.
  9. 9.Immigration enriches the country's culture and economy.
  10. 10.People should be free to criticise the government, even in a crisis.
  11. 11.Tougher sentences are the best way to reduce crime.
  12. 12.Same-sex couples should have the same right to marry as anyone else.
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Answer at least 6 statements to see your position and matches.

How it works: each statement moves you along the economic axis (state-led to market) and the social axis (liberal to authoritarian). Your answers are averaged and scaled to the same -5 to +5 range as the party placements, and parties are ranked by straight-line distance. Skipped statements are ignored. Your answers are stored only in this browser.

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