Political view

Monarchism

Supports a hereditary monarch as head of state, from ceremonial constitutional monarchy to absolute rule.

Associated with: The constitutional monarchies of Europe, Louis XIV's absolutism.

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

Where monarchism sits on eight dimensions

This is a broad family of ideas, so real people and parties who hold it differ from the profile below. The dot shows the typical tendency.

💰EconomySlightly free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureStrongly traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-cautious
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional

Leaders in office today who fit

Mojtaba Khamenei Supreme Leader of Iran, 2026 to present79%Masoud Pezeshkian President of Iran, 2024 to present79%Đuro Macut Prime Minister of Serbia, 2025 to present76%

Leaders from history who fit

Marcus Aurelius Roman Emperor, 161 to 18082%António de Oliveira Salazar Prime Minister of Portugal, 1932 to 196881%Elizabeth I Queen of England, 1558 to 160376%

Similar political views

TraditionalismDefends inherited culture, faith, family and local community against rapid modernization.84%IntegralismA Catholic view that political authority should serve the Church's spiritual aims.83%Social conservatismDefends the traditional family, religion and moral norms in law and society.82%ConservatismFavors gradual change, established institutions and continuity with tradition.81%One-nation conservatismA paternalist conservatism holding that the better off owe duties to the poor and to…78%

Views are simplified profiles built from public writings and records, and they are open to debate. Percentages show how close two profiles are across all eight dimensions.