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James Connolly

Irish socialist and revolutionary

Trade unionist and socialist theorist who founded the Irish Citizen Army and led the 1916 Easter Rising with Patrick Pearse; he was executed by the British.

«An Irish republic that is also a workers' republic.»

In short

On the traditional scale, James Connolly sits in the far left camp. The clearest positions are on economy: strongly towards “equality”; method: strongly towards “rupture”; sovereignty: fairly towards “sovereignty”; democracy: fairly towards “direct democracy”. On environment and technology it stays balanced. Among ideologies, the closest is left-wing populism (91%).

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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

Left-wing populismThe Voice of the Square91%BolivarianismThe People's Commander86%Left-wing sovereigntismThe Sovereign Rebel81%

Closest parties in Europe

RødtNorway92%La France InsoumiseFrance90%Socialistische PartijNetherlands89%Communist Party of GreeceGreece89%

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