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Figure · 1935–2025

José Mujica

President of Uruguay

Former guerrilla and President of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015, famous for his frugal lifestyle.

«Poor is not the one who has little, but the one who always wants more.»

In short

On the traditional scale, José Mujica sits in the libertarian left camp. The clearest positions are on religion: strongly towards “secularism”; economy: strongly towards “equality”; society: strongly towards “progress”; foreign policy: strongly towards “pacifism”. On devolution it stays balanced. Among ideologies, the closest is libertarian socialism (98%).

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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

Libertarian socialismThe Self-Manager98%Democratic socialismThe Tribune98%Market socialismThe Cooperator96%

Closest parties in Europe

PodemosSpain98%Die LinkeGermany98%La France InsoumiseFrance97%People Before Profit–SolidarityIreland97%

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