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Javier Milei

Role
Argentine president
Lived
1970–
Country of activity
Argentina Argentina
Strongest axis
Markets 95%

Javier Milei is an economist who became president of Argentina in December 2023. A self-described libertarian, he campaigned on cutting public spending, reducing the size of the state, deregulating the economy and ending chronic inflation.

In the 12 Axes register, Javier Milei leans hardest on Planned – Markets: Markets 95%; the register median is Planned 68%.

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The twelve axes

Where Javier Milei sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.

Government

FederalUnitary

Centrist

No strong stance on federal structure

Democratic 68%Autocratic

Representative Democracy

Elected president in 2023

SecurityFreedom 83%

Libertarian

Self-described libertarian

Diplomacy

InternationalismNationalism 68%

Anti-Interventionist

Aligns with the U.S., rejects UN agendas

MilitaristPacifist

Neutral

No distinct military doctrine

AssimilationistMulticulturalist

Centrist

No strong stance on diversity

Economy

CollectivizePrivatize 95%

Extreme Capitalist

Seeks to privatize state companies

PlannedMarkets 95%

Laissez-Faire

Deep spending cuts and deregulation

IsolationismGlobalism 83%

Globalist

Advocates opening Argentina to trade

Society

IrreligiousReligious 68%

Spiritual

Catholic-raised, studies Judaism

ProgressiveTraditional 68%

Conservative

Opposes abortion and gender policies

Acceleration 68%Bioconservative

Technological

Courts technology and AI investment

What stands out

Set against the median of all 124 figures in the register.

Most distinctive axis

Planned – Markets

On Planned – Markets, Javier Milei is at Markets 95%. The register median is Planned 68%.

Most ordinary axis

Democratic – Autocratic

On Democratic – Autocratic, Javier Milei is at Democratic 68%, almost the register median of Democratic 68%.

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Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.

Sources and image credit

Portrait: The White House, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.

About these positions

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].