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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