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Classical liberalism
The Rule Keeper
«Your freedom ends where someone else's begins.»
Defends property, markets and the rule of law as guarantees of individual liberty. The state must be limited, impartial and predictable.
In short
On the traditional scale, this ideology sits in the libertarian center-right camp. The clearest positions are on economy: strongly towards “market”; method: strongly towards “reform”; state: fairly towards “liberty”; sovereignty: fairly towards “integration”. On society, justice and democracy it stays balanced. Among the other ideologies, the closest is minarchism (96%).
Principles
- Rule of law
- Free markets and property
- Limited government
Individual liberties, rule of law, free markets and limited government.
Common criticisms
Where it comes from
It emerged in the 1600s and 1700s with John Locke, Montesquieu and Adam Smith, and inspired the American and French revolutions.
Key figures: Adam Smith, John Locke, Luigi Einaudi
Further reading: The Wealth of Nations — Adam Smith; The Road to Serfdom — Friedrich von Hayek
Position on the 13 axes
Similar ideologies
MinarchismThe Night Watchman96%LibertarianismThe Free Spirit91%NeoliberalismThe Globalizer88%Closest parties in Europe
Freie Demokratische ParteiGermany92%
Italia VivaItaly87%
Iniciativa LiberalPortugal87%
RKP / SFPFinland87%Closest figures
Positions are estimates based on documented ideas, platforms and actions, updated to October 2026.