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Figure · 1936–2011

Václav Havel

Playwright and Czech president

Dissident playwright jailed by the communist regime, he led the 1989 Velvet Revolution; president of Czechoslovakia and then of the Czech Republic until 2003.

«Living in truth.»

In short

On the traditional scale, Václav Havel sits in the libertarian center camp. The clearest positions are on state: strongly towards “liberty”; foreign policy: strongly towards “interventionism”; sovereignty: strongly towards “integration”; society: fairly towards “progress”. On technology it stays balanced. Among ideologies, the closest is minarchism (85%).

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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

MinarchismThe Night Watchman85%Green liberalismThe Green Innovator80%Classical liberalismThe Rule Keeper79%

Closest parties in Europe

Liberal DemocratsUnited Kingdom95%Česká pirátská stranaCzech Republic94%VenstreNorway92%RKP / SFPFinland92%

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