SwedenOlof Palme was the Social Democratic prime minister of Sweden from 1969 to 1976 and from 1982 until his assassination in 1986. He expanded the welfare state and was an outspoken critic of the Vietnam War and apartheid.
In the 12 Axes register, Olof Palme leans hardest on Internationalism – Nationalism: Internationalism 83%; the register median is balanced 50%.
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Where Olof Palme 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 Sweden
Representative Democracy
Parliamentary social democrat
Liberal
Supported civil liberties
Internationalism
Active in UN and Third World solidarity
Non-Aggressive
Opposed Vietnam War, advocated disarmament
Multiculturalist
Adopted Sweden's multicultural policy in 1975
Social Democratic
Expanded the welfare state
Interventionism
Strong public sector and labor regulation
Free Trade
Sweden remained an open trading economy
Agnostic
Secular outlook
Culturally Left
Advanced gender equality reforms
Neutral
No distinct position on technology
Set against the median of all 124 figures in the register.
Internationalism – Nationalism
On Internationalism – Nationalism, Olof Palme is at Internationalism 83%. The register median is balanced 50%.
Federal – Unitary
On Federal – Unitary, Olof Palme 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.britannica.com
Portrait: Hans Hemlin, Public domain, 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].
