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Yanis Varoufakis

Economist

Economist and former Greek Finance Minister, founder of DiEM25.

«Democratize Europe and challenge the power of finance.»

In short

On the traditional scale, Yanis Varoufakis sits in the libertarian left camp. The clearest positions are on economy: strongly towards “equality”; immigration: strongly towards “openness”; sovereignty: strongly towards “integration”; foreign policy: strongly towards “pacifism”. Among ideologies, the closest is libertarian socialism (99%).

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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-Manager99%Democratic socialismThe Tribune98%Eco-socialismThe Red Sower98%

Closest parties in Europe

PodemosSpain98%Green PartyUnited Kingdom97%SumarSpain96%Die LinkeGermany95%

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