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Former Chancellor of GermanyPolitics1958–

Olaf Scholz

A Social Democrat and German chancellor from 2021 to 2025, Scholz proclaimed the Zeitenwende, with 100 billion euros for the armed forces and weapons for Ukraine, raised the minimum wage to 12 euros and defended the debt brake until the traffic-light coalition collapsed.

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Closest Spectrum
Left
Closest Ideology
Nordic Social Democracy
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1958–
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Political Axes

Profile across the 12 axes

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  • Distribution of power

    Near midpoint
    Federal49.8%
    Unitary50.2%
  • Representation

    Strong · Democracy
    Democracy82.3%
    Autocracy17.7%
  • Civil liberties

    Leaning · Security
    Security58%
    Liberty42%
  • Cultural integration

    Near midpoint
    Assimilation42.6%
    Multicultural57.4%
  • Conflict resolution

    Leaning · Negotiation
    Military force39.5%
    Negotiation60.5%
  • Foreign involvement

    Leaning · Interventionist
    Non-Intervention42.2%
    Interventionist57.8%
  • Ownership

    Leaning · Public
    Public66.3%
    Private33.7%
  • Economic coordination

    Leaning · State direction
    State direction60.4%
    Markets39.6%
  • International trade

    Strong · Free trade
    Protectionism28.2%
    Free trade71.8%
  • Religion & state

    Leaning · Secular
    Secular69%
    Religious31%
  • Social norms

    Strong · Progressive
    Progressive77.6%
    Traditionalist22.4%
  • Technology & precaution

    Near midpoint
    Acceleration48.8%
    Ecologist51.2%

What distinguishes Olaf Scholz

Largest median distance

Social norms

This position is 37.6 points from the median of the 449 figure profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 40% ProgressiveOlaf Scholz 78% Progressive

This is the largest distance from this collection’s median across the twelve axes. The collection is not a survey of public opinion.

Closest to catalog median

Economic coordination

This position is 0.9 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 61% State directionOlaf Scholz 60% State direction

This is the smallest median distance across the twelve axes; it does not establish a historical or political consensus.