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Countries by government left–right position

Seat-weighted left–right position of the governing parties on 1 July, from 0 (far left) to 10 (far right), based on expert surveys (ParlGov). Ends with the cabinets covered by the ParlGov 2024 release. 33 countries ranked for 2023 (0–10).

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1Bulgaria8.7 0–10

2Cyprus8.7 0–10

3Italy8.1 0–10

		Value
1	Bulgaria	8.7 0–10	+155.9%	▲ 32
2	Cyprus	8.7 0–10	+16.0%	▲ 4
3	Italy	8.1 0–10	+102.5%	▲ 25
4	Poland	7.7 0–10	+28.3%	▲ 14
5	Japan	7.5 0–10	-3.8%	▼ 2
6	United Kingdom	7.4 0–10	+7.2%	▲ 4
7	Hungary	7.4 0–10	+10.4%	▲ 5
8	Israel	7.4 0–10	+8.8%	▲ 3
9	Turkey	7 0–10	+0.0%	=
10	Estonia	6.9 0–10	-14.8%	▼ 8
11	Finland	6.9 0–10	+35.3%	▲ 12
12	Croatia	6.9 0–10	+130.0%	▲ 25
13	Latvia	6.8 0–10	-10.5%	▼ 8
14	Greece	6.7 0–10	+6.3%	▲ 1
15	Czechia	6.5 0–10	-11.0%	▼ 8
16	Netherlands	6.1 0–10	+8.9%	▲ 3
17	France	6 0–10	+81.8%	▲ 18
18	Ireland	5.7 0–10	+3.6%	▲ 2
19	Austria	5.4 0–10	+8.0%	▲ 5
20	Iceland	5.3 0–10	-15.9%	▼ 4
21	Switzerland	5.2 0–10	+0.0%	▲ 1
22	Canada	5.1 0–10	-41.4%	▼ 21
23	Denmark	5.1 0–10	+37.8%	▲ 8
24	New Zealand	4.5 0–10	-32.8%	▼ 11
25	Romania	4.5 0–10	+4.7%	▲ 1
26	Belgium	4.4 0–10	-10.2%	▼ 1
27	Luxembourg	4.3 0–10	-20.4%	▼ 6
28	Malta	4.2 0–10	+0.0%	▼ 1
29	Portugal	4 0–10	-39.4%	▼ 15
30	Australia	3.9 0–10	+0.0%	▼ 1
31	Germany	3.9 0–10	-37.1%	▼ 14
32	Norway	3.8 0–10	+15.2%	▲ 4
33	Slovenia	3.1 0–10	-16.2%	▼ 1

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