Centre (politics)

In politics, centrism or the centre is a political ideology that supports a balance of social hierarchy and social equality. Centrism goes against both left-wing politics and right-wing politics. The label is used for political parties, organizations and groups that believe in centrism like the Australian Democrats. Centrism is also usually associated with centre-left and centre-right political ideologies because they are close in left-right politics.

Examples of centrist political ideologies are Christian democracy or liberalism.

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v t e Political spectrum
Radical politics Triangulation
Politics Revolutionary Far-left Left Centre-left Centre Centre-right Right Far-right Reactionary
Political positions Post-leftism Ultra-leftism Anti-Stalinist left New Left Centrist Marxism Third Way Radical centrism New Right
Political ideologies Anarchism Marxism Communism Socialism Social democracy Liberalism Christian democracy Conservatism Nationalism Fascism Nazism
Religious politics Christian right Hindutva Islamism Religious Zionism Buddhist socialism Christian left Jewish left Muslim left Islamic conservatism Islam and democracy
Models Horseshoe theory Left–right politics Nolan chart Overton window Open–closed political spectrum The Political Compass Pournelle chart Right-wing authoritarianism
Political pejoratives Social justice warrior Left-wing fascism Baizuo Champagne socialist Hard left Liberal elite Loony left Moonbat Red fascist Regressive left Social fascism Social imperialism Soft left Wingnut