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Economy and redistribution
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Closer to lower taxes — redistribution is more targeted than universal, and broad services are not the main emphasis.
Position 4: Cutting taxes still weighs, but a few targeted supports (housing, transport for those in need) are fine without opening broad social programmes.
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Targeted help is usually cheaper than universal schemes and reaches those with the greatest need. But offices have to check eligibility, which costs time and money. In a city this might mean cheaper fares for pensioners on low incomes, not for every pensioner. Anyone just over the threshold gets nothing, which can feel unfair.
Lower taxes, less redistribution
Higher redistribution, broader public services
Change on this axis since 26 Sep 2026
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Public finance
42
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Budget balance still leads, but selected investment is allowed if it does not break the whole.
Position 4: The budget should stay steady, but concrete investment (roads, digitalisation) can fit if it does not break the whole or raise the deficit sharply.
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The key question is how strictly to weigh each investment's benefit against its effect on debt. The state avoids needless borrowing while not postponing every project. In practice it can mean favouring investments that cut running costs themselves, such as digital public services or more efficient street lighting.
Priority on a balanced budget
Investment and spending even at a deficit
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Housing
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No confident score for this axis yet — that is missing data, not the middle of the scale.
Position 5: Private and public paths complement each other — developer projects and municipal flats, without strong rent caps or full laisser-faire.
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In practice new neighbourhoods might be built by developers, with the council reserving some flats for teachers, nurses or young families. The upside is having several tools at once; the downside is slower decision-making and disputes over who should build how much. This view usually goes with close cooperation between the city and investors.
Private construction and looser rules
Public construction and market regulation
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Climate and energy
47
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Energy price still weighs more than accelerated emissions cuts, but goals are not shelved entirely.
Position 5: Energy price and emissions goals balance — a gradual fossil phase-out without cheap-energy-at-all-costs or a rapid price spike.
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This approach looks for measures that cut both emissions and costs, such as energy savings in public buildings. The upside is predictability for firms and households, who can prepare for change. The risk is that a compromise pace may fall short of commitments and satisfy neither those who want cheap energy nor those who want rapid change.
Short-term price and slower change
Faster emissions cuts
Change on this axis since 26 Sep 2026
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European integration
58
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Shared EU decision-making already weighs more; national opt-outs are not the main priority.
Position 6: Shared EU decision-making already weighs more — fewer national opt-outs, more common policies in practice.
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Acting together can give the country more weight in dealing with large economies and make cross-border business easier through uniform rules. The price is that some decisions will be taken even against a single government's wishes. This view is usually open to adopting the euro or to joint purchasing of energy or medicines.
More decision-making at national level
More shared decision-making in the EU
Change on this axis since 26 Sep 2026
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Defence and security
70
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Stronger collective defence and higher spending already outrank holding back on the military.
Position 7: Defence spending rises: modernising kit and a more active alliance role weigh more than civilian cuts elsewhere.
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Modernisation could cover air defence, cyber security or new vehicles for land forces. The gain is higher readiness and a firmer place among allies; the cost is pressure on other parts of the budget and long commitments that outlast an electoral term. It often comes with readiness to send troops to allied exercises and missions.
Lower military commitments and spending
Stronger collective defence and higher spending
Change on this axis since 26 Sep 2026
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Migration and integration
50
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Managed admission with an emphasis on limits — integration yes, but without a clear opening of entry.
Position 5: Managed admission with a middle openness — clear entry rules and integration support, without full closure or wide opening.
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This approach usually rests on a clear mix of rights and duties — permits based on labour-market needs, alongside courses and advice. The upside is predictability for employers and towns; the cost is that people wanting a stricter regime and those wanting a looser one both stay partly dissatisfied. It often includes efforts to speed up official procedures.
Restrictive admission of foreigners
More open admission with integration support
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Social values
56
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Individual autonomy and equal rights already weigh more than protecting traditional forms.
Position 6: Greater individual autonomy — more equal rights for couples, less state oversight of private life than emphasis on traditional forms.
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This concerns, for instance, whom people form a union with, how their relationships appear in official documents or how they decide on their own medical care. People who don't fit traditional forms gain; part of society may see it as weakening family and traditional values. It often comes with simpler official procedures, for example for name changes or registering partnerships.
Traditional rules and institutions
Greater individual autonomy and equal rights
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Education
51
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Strong public schooling and more equal access already outrank selectivity and private alternatives.
Position 5: Public schooling and private alternatives complement each other — choice and basic equal access, without extreme selectivity or flat levelling.
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Decisions would often be pragmatic: build public schools where places are short, and don't block alternatives where there is interest. The upside is variety without big swings; the cost is a compromise that may satisfy neither supporters of selection nor supporters of full equality. In a big city this may mean new municipal schools running alongside private projects.
Smaller state role, selectivity, and private alternatives
Strong public schooling and equal access
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