Political Spectrum of European Parties

Where do major parties stand on economics and social values?

Averages Axes

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Countries by parties in this quadrant

Convex hull area of each country's parties — click a bar to show its hull on the chart above.

Left–Right position (lrgen) and GAL–TAN scale (galtan), rated by 421 political scientists across 32 countries. Scale: 0–10.