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Junts ideology

The Junts ideology on the twelve axes of the 12 Axes test: the estimated position of Junts per Catalunya (Junts) ahead of Spain's general election on 29 November 2026.

Junts per Catalunya is a centre-right Catalan pro-independence party founded in 2020 around former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont; its candidate is Míriam Nogueras. Its seven seats were decisive for Sánchez's investiture in 2023, but it withdrew support from the government in October 2025. It backs Catalan self-determination, lower taxes for businesses and the self-employed, and transferring immigration powers to the Catalan government.

Leader or candidate
Míriam Nogueras (candidate); Carles Puigdemont (party president)
Founded
2020
Seats in 2023
7
European group
NI
Scope
Regional (Catalonia)
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Junts ideologyFederalDemocraticSecurityInternationalistMilitaristAssimilationistCollectivizePlannedProtectionistIrreligiousProgressiveAccelerationUnitaryAutocraticFreedomNationalistPacifistMulticulturalistPrivatizeLaissez-faireGlobalistReligiousTraditionalBioconservative

Junts ideology on twelve axes

Government

FederalUnitary

Structure · Confederal

DemocraticAutocratic

Representation · Strongly democratic

SecurityFreedom

Power · Balanced

Diplomacy

InternationalistNationalist

Intervention · Cooperative

MilitaristPacifist

Military · Balanced

AssimilationistMulticulturalist

Immigration · Assimilationist

Economy

CollectivizePrivatize

Economy · Mixed economy

PlannedLaissez-faire

Control · Market-leaning

ProtectionistGlobalist

Trade · Balanced

Society

IrreligiousReligious

Religion · Balanced

ProgressiveTraditional

Culture · Moderate

AccelerationBioconservative

Technology · Balanced

Junts per Catalunya on the political compass

Centre

Economic +1.8 · Authority +0.6

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Economic runs from −10 (left) to +10 (right), authority from −10 (libertarian) to +10 (authoritarian). Both come from the Economy and Power axes; a score in the Balanced band counts as centre. How the political compass works

Nearest countries

  1. Switzerland89% close
  2. Bosnia and Herzegovina87% close
  3. Mexico86% close
  4. Austria86% close
  5. Nepal85% close

Nearest historical figures

  1. Thomas Jefferson1743–182684% close
  2. Hannah Arendt1906–197584% close
  3. Benito Juárez1806–187283% close
  4. George Washington1732–179982% close
  5. Konrad Adenauer1876–196782% close

Countries are placed by how they are governed today, and figures by what they argued for and did. The placements are editorial estimates, and the three matches are separate comparisons. Methodology

Parties closest to Junts

  1. Coalición CanariaCC93% close
  2. Euzko Alderdi Jeltzalea – Partido Nacionalista VascoPNV93% close
  3. Unión del Pueblo NavarroUPN85% close
  4. Partido PopularPP82% close
  5. Esquerra Republicana de CatalunyaERC81% close

Closest ideology

Centrism

92% close

Of the 38 ideologies in the 12 Axes test, Centrism is the closest to the estimated position of Junts on economy, power, intervention and culture.

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Questions about Junts

What is the Junts ideology?

Junts per Catalunya is a centre-right Catalan pro-independence party founded in 2020 around former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont; its candidate is Míriam Nogueras. Its seven seats were decisive for Sánchez's investiture in 2023, but it withdrew support from the government in October 2025. It backs Catalan self-determination, lower taxes for businesses and the self-employed, and transferring immigration powers to the Catalan government.

Where is Junts on the political compass?

By our estimate, the Junts ideology sits in the Centre area (economic +1.8, authority +0.6), on a scale from −10 to +10 on each axis.

Which party is closest to the Junts ideology?

On the quiz's twelve axes, the party closest to Junts is Coalición Canaria. The list above shows the five closest parties with their closeness.

How do I know if I am close to the Junts ideology?

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