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Javier Milei

President of Argentina, 2023 to present

A self-described anarcho-capitalist economist who took office promising to slash the state to fight inflation, and made deep spending cuts.

Javier Milei sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: strongly free market and slightly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly free market on economy, strongly anti-establishment on institutions and strongly growth-first on environment.

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Where Javier Milei 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 authoritySlightly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentStrongly growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyStrongly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional

Leaders most like Javier Milei

Ronald Reagan US President, 1981 to 198977%Silvio Berlusconi Prime Minister of Italy, 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006 and 2008 to 201176%Margaret Thatcher UK Prime Minister, 1979 to 199070%Donald Trump US President, 2017 to 2021 and 2025 to present69%José Antonio Kast President of Chile, 2026 to present68%William Ruto President of Kenya, 2022 to present67%

Leaders furthest from Javier Milei

Jacinda Ardern Prime Minister of New Zealand, 2017 to 20235%Olof Palme Prime Minister of Sweden, 1969 to 1976 and 1982 to 19865%José Mujica President of Uruguay, 2010 to 20156%

Political views closest to Javier Milei

Thatcherism and ReaganismFree-market economics, tax cuts, deregulation and a firm stance toward the Soviet Union.68%PaleolibertarianismMixes free-market libertarianism with cultural traditionalism and localism.61%Right-wing populismCasts politics as ordinary people against elites, mixing nationalism, tradition and…57%

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