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Figure · 1869–1948

Mahatma Gandhi

Independence leader

Led India to independence through nonviolent resistance.

«Nonviolence and village self-sufficiency are a people's true strength.»

In short

On the traditional scale, Mahatma Gandhi sits in the libertarian center-left camp. The clearest positions are on foreign policy: strongly towards “pacifism”; technology: strongly towards “caution”; justice: strongly towards “rehabilitation”; devolution: strongly towards “federalism”. Among ideologies, the closest is communitarian personalism (83%).

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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

Communitarian personalismThe Community Steward83%Radical democracyThe Assembly81%DegrowthThe Homesteader81%

Closest parties in Europe

Plefsi EleftheriasGreece76%ELASGreece75%DENKNetherlands74%Partido Comunista PortuguêsPortugal71%

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