Centrism

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

South Australian Senator Nick Xenophon had launched his own centrist political party called the Nick Xenophon Team (NXT) in 2014. The Palmer United Party has been suggested as being a centrist party as well however the party itself does not make such formal claims of being politically centrist.

The Australian Sex Party is also a centrist political party. They have just one seat and control the balance of power, which a huge responsibility politically within the Victorian Legislative Council since 2014.

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