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◆ THE IDEOLOGY ATLAS

Poland — Government (2023–present)

Poland

Basis for the estimate: Tusk coalition: rule-of-law restoration, pro-EU, major defense build-up.

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Official system and how it worked in practice

Official systemParliamentary republic
In practiceElectoral democracy
free and fair multiparty elections and basic freedoms

“In practice” is V-Dem’s Regimes of the World classification for Poland, 2023–2025, from expert-coded data (V-Dem Regimes of the World (v2x_regime), V-Dem dataset v16, March 2026). V-Dem codes each country as it stood at the end of each year, so the first and last years can reflect the previous or next government. The official system is the constitutional form during the period.

Political placement

Map dimensionScore (0–100)PositionReading
Economic
Collective / planned ↔ Market
60near the center
Social
Progressive ↔ Traditional
34toward progressive
Authority
Libertarian ↔ Authoritarian
33toward libertarian
National identity
Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist
45near the center
Foreign policy
Non-intervention ↔ Intervention
83toward intervention
All nine underlying dimensions
DimensionScoreReading
Economic ownership
Collective ownership ↔ Private ownership
67toward private ownership
Civil liberties
Civil liberty ↔ State restrictions
46near the center
National identity
Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist
45near the center
Social and cultural values
Progressive ↔ Traditionalist
35near the center
Political governance
Democratic ↔ Autocratic
20toward democratic
Equality and hierarchy
Egalitarian ↔ Hierarchical
52near the center
Economic management
Free market ↔ State planning
51near the center
Military intervention
Non-intervention ↔ Intervention
83toward intervention
Religion and government
Secular state ↔ Religious authority
32toward secular state

Country and government scores interpret the policies of a specific government or period; they are not an authoritative ranking of countries, and official constitutional structures can differ from how power is exercised in practice. How scores are made.

Key positions (estimated)

StatementPositionBasis
Opposition parties should be free to compete in elections.Strongly agreesestimated
Religious doctrine should take precedence over civil law when they conflict.Strongly disagreesestimated
Military aid to countries resisting invasion is worth the cost.Strongly agreesfrom their record
The means of production should ultimately be owned collectively.Strongly disagreesestimated
People should be free to criticize the government without fear of legal punishment.Strongly agreesestimated
Preserving a historic national majority is a legitimate immigration objective.Strongly disagreesestimated
Central economic planning is preferable to decentralized market decisions.Strongly disagreesestimated
Same-sex couples should have the same right to marry as opposite-sex couples.Strongly agreesestimated
Society works best when established social hierarchies are respected.Disagreesestimated
Differences in social status help maintain an orderly society.Disagreesestimated

Closest ideologies

Third Way90% similar positionDemocratic Technocracy87% similar positionRadical Centrism86% similar positionCivic Republicanism85% similar positionModerate Liberalism85% similar position

Most similar governments

United Kingdom — Blair governments (1997–2007)95% similarCanada — Carney government (2025–present)91% similarFrance — Macron presidency (2017–present)90% similarSweden — Government (2022–present)90% similarUnited Kingdom — Starmer government (2024–present)90% similar

Sources

Last reviewed October 11, 2026.