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Donald Tusk

Prime Minister of Poland, 2007 to 2014 and 2023 to present

A liberal-conservative who also chaired the European Council from 2014 to 2019. He returned to power in 2023 promising to restore the rule of law and unlock EU funds.

Donald Tusk sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning free market and slightly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly institutional on institutions, leaning globalist on nation and leaning tech-optimist on technology.

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Where Donald Tusk 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.

💰EconomyLeaning free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authoritySlightly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureSlightly progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional

Leaders most like Donald Tusk

Emmanuel Macron President of France, 2017 to present88%Tony Blair UK Prime Minister, 1997 to 200785%Bill Clinton US President, 1993 to 200183%Maia Sandu President of Moldova, 2020 to present83%Ursula von der Leyen President of the European Commission, 2019 to present82%Keir Starmer UK Prime Minister, 2024 to 202680%

Leaders furthest from Donald Tusk

Jair Bolsonaro President of Brazil, 2019 to 202215%Mahatma Gandhi Leader of the Indian independence movement17%Donald Trump US President, 2017 to 2021 and 2025 to present17%

Political views closest to Donald Tusk

Third Way centrismCombines market economics with moderate social policy and pragmatic problem solving.86%Liberal internationalismBacks a rules-based world order of alliances, trade and institutions to keep the peace.84%OrdoliberalismFavors competitive markets protected by firm rules and a strong state, the basis of…80%

Percentages show how close two profiles are across all eight dimensions. Including a person here is for historical study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Gov.pl, CC BY 3.0 pl, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.