UruguayJosé Mujica was a former Tupamaro guerrilla who served as president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015. Known for an austere lifestyle, he oversaw the legalization of cannabis, abortion and same-sex marriage.
In the 12 Axes register, José Mujica leans hardest on Militarist – Pacifist: Pacifist 83%; the register median is balanced 50%.
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Where José Mujica sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Unitary
Governed a unitary Uruguay
Representative Democracy
Elected president after years as a guerrilla
Libertarian
Legalized cannabis under state regulation
Cooperation
Supported Latin American integration
Pacifist
Renounced armed struggle, urged peace
Polyculturalist
Welcomed refugees and resettled detainees
Social Democratic
Social spending with private economy
Regulationism
Regulated markets with social policy
Moderate
Kept Uruguay open within Mercosur
Atheist
Declared atheist
Culturally Left
Legalized abortion and same-sex marriage
Bioconservative
Criticized consumerism and overproduction
Set against the median of all 124 figures in the register.
Militarist – Pacifist
On Militarist – Pacifist, José Mujica is at Pacifist 83%. The register median is balanced 50%.
Federal – Unitary
On Federal – Unitary, José Mujica 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: Senado Federal, CC BY 2.0, 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].
