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Maia Sandu

President of Moldova, 2020 to present

A former World Bank economist who founded the pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity and has steered Moldova toward EU membership.

Maia Sandu sits in the right-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly free market and centered on liberty and authority. The clearest positions are leaning institutional on institutions, leaning globalist on nation and leaning tech-optimist on technology. The profile is close to the middle on liberty and authority and war and peace.

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Where Maia Sandu 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.

💰EconomySlightly free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityCentered on liberty and authority
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceCentered on war and peace
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional

Leaders most like Maia Sandu

Bill Clinton US President, 1993 to 200184%Donald Tusk Prime Minister of Poland, 2007 to 2014 and 2023 to present83%Emmanuel Macron President of France, 2017 to present83%Micheál Martin Taoiseach of Ireland, 2020 to 2022 and 2025 to present83%Cyril Ramaphosa President of South Africa, 2018 to present83%Rob Jetten Prime Minister of the Netherlands, 2026 to present82%

Leaders furthest from Maia Sandu

Jair Bolsonaro President of Brazil, 2019 to 202215%Adolf Hitler Chancellor and Führer of Germany, 1933 to 194515%Benito Mussolini Prime Minister of Italy, 1922 to 194316%

Political views closest to Maia Sandu

Third Way centrismCombines market economics with moderate social policy and pragmatic problem solving.88%Liberal internationalismBacks a rules-based world order of alliances, trade and institutions to keep the peace.81%European federalismWants Europe's states to pool sovereignty into a shared democratic federation.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: European Parliament, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.