ColombiaÁlvaro Uribe was president of Colombia from 2002 to 2010 and later a senator and leader of the Democratic Center party. His government pursued a military offensive against guerrillas, closer ties with the United States, and market-oriented economic policies.
In the 12 Axes register, Álvaro Uribe leans hardest on Planned – Markets: Markets 83%; the register median is Planned 68%.
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Where Álvaro Uribe sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Unitary
Unitary Colombian state with strong presidency
Centrist
Won 2004 amendment allowing re-election; re-elected in 2006
Statist
"Democratic security" policy expanded military and police powers
Anti-Interventionist
Tied Colombian policy closely to the United States
Militarist
Large offensive against FARC and ELN guerrillas
Centrist
No distinct stance on cultural diversity
Capitalist
Privatized Telecom Colombia and cut state firms
Free Market
Market-friendly policy and investment incentives
Globalist
Negotiated the US free trade agreement
Spiritual
Catholic-aligned conservative politics
Traditionalist
Conservative stance on social issues
Neutral
No distinct position on technology
Set against the median of all 124 figures in the register.
Planned – Markets
On Planned – Markets, Álvaro Uribe is at Markets 83%. The register median is Planned 68%.
Federal – Unitary
On Federal – Unitary, Álvaro Uribe is at Unitary 68%, almost the register median of Unitary 68%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.cidob.org
Portrait: PP Comunidad de Madrid, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.
The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
