Giorgia Meloni
Italy’s first woman prime minister leads the right-wing Brothers of Italy, with an emphasis on tighter migration rules and traditional family values.
Giorgia Meloni sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning free market and leaning authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly traditional on culture, strongly nationalist on nation and leaning authoritarian on liberty and authority.
Where Giorgia Meloni 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.
Leaders most like Giorgia Meloni
Karol Nawrocki President of Poland, 2025 to present93%
Viktor Orbán Prime Minister of Hungary, 1998 to 2002 and 2010 to 202689%
Janez Janša Prime Minister of Slovenia, 2004 to 2008, 2012 to 2013, 2020 to 2022 and 2026 to present87%
Hristijan Mickoski Prime Minister of North Macedonia, 2024 to present84%
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan President of Turkey, 2014 to present (Prime Minister 2003 to 2014)83%
Narendra Modi Prime Minister of India, 2014 to present83%Leaders furthest from Giorgia Meloni
Political views closest to Giorgia Meloni
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