GermanyOlaf Scholz was chancellor of Germany from December 2021 to May 2025, leading a Social Democratic-Green-Liberal coalition. He announced the Zeitenwende defence turn after Russia's invasion of Ukraine and remains a Bundestag member for Potsdam.
In the 12 Axes register, Olaf Scholz leans hardest on Federal – Unitary: Federal 68%; the register median is Unitary 68%.
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Where Olaf Scholz sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Federal
Led a federal parliamentary republic
Representative Democracy
Led a three-party coalition until November 2024
Liberal
Maintained civil liberties and rule of law
Cooperation
Backed the EU and multilateral institutions
Military-Focused
Announced the 2022 Zeitenwende and EUR 100 billion fund
Polyculturalist
Eased naturalisation rules and skilled migration
Social Democratic
Raised the minimum wage to 12 euros
Balanced
Social market economy with state investment
Free Trade
Backed free trade deals, EU–Mercosur talks
Agnostic
Non-religious, took oath without 'so help me God'
Progressive
Passed self-determination law and dual citizenship reform
Neutral
Confirmed the 2023 nuclear phase-out
Set against the median of all 124 figures in the register.
Federal – Unitary
On Federal – Unitary, Olaf Scholz is at Federal 68%. The register median is Unitary 68%.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Olaf Scholz is at Democratic 68%, almost the register median of Democratic 68%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.hdg.de
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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].
