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Bart De Wever

Prime Minister of Belgium, 2025 to present

Long-time leader of the Flemish nationalist N-VA and mayor of Antwerp who became prime minister in February 2025.

Bart De Wever sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: strongly free market and leaning authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly free market on economy, strongly nationalist on nation and leaning traditional on culture.

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Where Bart De Wever sits on eight dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this leader's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyStrongly free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceSlightly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsSlightly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional

Leaders most like Bart De Wever

Bola Tinubu President of Nigeria, 2023 to present89%Guy Parmelin President of the Swiss Confederation, 2026 (Federal Council member since 2016)88%Hristijan Mickoski Prime Minister of North Macedonia, 2024 to present88%Ferdinand Marcos Jr. President of the Philippines, 2022 to present88%Christopher Luxon Prime Minister of New Zealand, 2023 to present84%Janez Janša Prime Minister of Slovenia, 2004 to 2008, 2012 to 2013, 2020 to 2022 and 2026 to present84%

Leaders furthest from Bart De Wever

Leon Trotsky Soviet revolutionary and founder of the Red Army16%Vladimir Lenin Head of the Soviet government, 1917 to 192419%Mahatma Gandhi Leader of the Indian independence movement20%

Political views closest to Bart De Wever

Thatcherism and ReaganismFree-market economics, tax cuts, deregulation and a firm stance toward the Soviet Union.79%SovereigntismInsists that national institutions, not international bodies, should have the final say.79%ConservatismFavors gradual change, established institutions and continuity with tradition.76%

Percentages show how close two profiles are across all eight dimensions. Including a person here is for historical study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: European Union, Attribution, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.