France · 1981–1995
François Mitterrand
Socialist president who nationalized, then turned toward the franc and European integration.
François Mitterrand is on the world-leaders chart for France, 1981–1995. The placement note, from the public governing record, is: Socialist president who nationalized, then turned toward the franc and European integration.
The dot is economics -32 and authority +10, on a scale from −100 to +100. That is left of center on economics. The other axis sits near the middle. Left means a larger public role. Up means more authority. Neither direction is treated as the correct one.
A second note separates what was said in public from what the government then did. Said: A break with capitalism: nationalization and a shorter work week. Done: Nationalized, then reversed course in 1983 to defend the franc. The gap, when there is one, is part of the placement. A promise that was kept and a promise that was dropped are not given the same weight.
The nearest other figures on these two numbers are Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Brazil, -40 / +4) and Jawaharlal Nehru (India, -44 / +16). Nearest means nearest on the chart, not alike in character.
Two governments can share a number and share nothing else. The source is the public governing record, not a news write-up and not a campaign advertisement.