Center (politics)

In politics, centrism or the center is a political outlook or specific position that involves acceptance or support of a balance of a degree of social equality and a degree of social hierarchy; while opposing political changes which would result in a significant shift of society either strongly to the left or the right.Centre-left and centre-right politics both involve a general association with centrism combined with leaning somewhat to their respective sides of the spectrum.

Voters may identify with moderation for a number of reasons: pragmatic, ideological or otherwise. It has even been suggested that individuals vote for 'centrist' parties for purely statistical reasons.

Centrists usually support a degree of equal opportunity and economic freedom. They can generally lean conservative on economic issues and lean liberal on social issues and sometimes vice versa.

Indian National Congress was centrist in its ideology. It was formed in 1885. It is one of the oldest parties in the world. Under the leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru the party sought to build a modern secular democratic republic in India. Its support had a declining trend from the late 1990s. It acted as an opposition party, presently, in Indian Parliament.

There have been centrists in both sides of politics, who serve alongside the various factions within the Liberal and Labor parties.

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