South KoreaLee Jae-myung has been president of South Korea since June 2025, representing the Democratic Party. His administration has expanded welfare and stimulus, strengthened labour rights, raised AI spending and sought improved relations with China and North Korea.
In the 12 Axes register, Lee Jae-myung leans hardest on Internationalism – Nationalism: Internationalism 68%; the register median is balanced 50%.
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Where Lee Jae-myung sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Unitary
Governs a unitary republic
Representative Democracy
Elected president in June 2025 with 49.42 percent
Liberal
Backed 2025 law expanding union bargaining rights
Cooperation
Pursues pragmatic diplomacy with China and Japan
Neutral
Eased tension with the North by halting loudspeaker broadcasts, while conscription and a large standing army remain
Centrist
Wants less reliance on low-wage migrant labour
Social Democratic
Backs welfare expansion and basic-income schemes
Balanced
Paired cash vouchers with shareholder-rights reforms
Free Trade
Seeks trade partnerships including the US and China
Moderate
Not tied to a religious platform
Progressive
Backed health-insurance coverage for abortion
Technological
Nearly tripled the AI budget
Set against the median of all 124 figures in the register.
Internationalism – Nationalism
On Internationalism – Nationalism, Lee Jae-myung is at Internationalism 68%. The register median is balanced 50%.
Federal – Unitary
On Federal – Unitary, Lee Jae-myung 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: Republic of Korea/플리커 / 대한민국 청와대, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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].
