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Historical state · 754–1870

Papal States

Placement: Law-and-order center-right

Theocratic monarchy ruled by the Pope over central Italy until the capture of Rome in 1870.

In short

On the traditional scale, this state sits in the law-and-order center-right camp. The clearest positions are on society: strongly towards “tradition”; religion: strongly towards “religion”; state: strongly towards “authority”; method: strongly towards “reform”. On economy and foreign policy it stays balanced. Among ideologies, the closest is absolute monarchism (96%).

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Position on the 13 axes

Economy→ MarketState→ AuthoritySociety→ TraditionSovereignty← IntegrationReligion← SecularismEnvironment→ GrowthTechnology→ AccelerationForeign policy→ InterventionismJustice→ Tough on crimeDemocracy→ TechnocracyMethod→ RuptureDevolution→ FederalismImmigration→ ControlEconomyStateSocietySovereigntyReligionEnvironmentTechnologyForeign pol.JusticeDemocracyMethodDevolutionImmigration

Closest ideologies

Absolute monarchismThe Divine-Right Sovereign96%TraditionalismThe Temple Guardian96%Constitutional monarchismThe Loyalist91%

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Positions are estimates based on documented ideas, platforms and actions, updated to October 2026.