Who is the most powerful politicians?

[BigBall]

For me the most powerful politician is also Vladimir Putin and after him are Donald Trump and after him is Viktor Orban ,after him is Angela Merkel and after her is Erdogan.

[Sithara007]

For me the most powerful politician is also Vladimir Putin and after him are Donald Trump and after him is Viktor Orban ,after him is Angela Merkel and after her is Erdogan.

Viktor Orban? Perhaps you are from Hungary. Do you think that Orban is more powerful than Xi Jinping or Narendra Modi? And another thing. Merkel can't be more powerful than Erdogan. She is quite dependent on Erdogan and the latter has been successful in imposing his views and policies on Merkel. So I'd say that Erdogan comes before Merkel.

[Beparanf]

For me the most powerful politician is also Vladimir Putin and after him are Donald Trump and after him is Viktor Orban ,after him is Angela Merkel and after her is Erdogan.

Viktor Orban? Perhaps you are from Hungary. Do you think that Orban is more powerful than Xi Jinping or Narendra Modi? And another thing. Merkel can't be more powerful than Erdogan. She is quite dependent on Erdogan and the latter has been successful in imposing his views and policies on Merkel. So I'd say that Erdogan comes before Merkel.

You are both wrong because Kim Jung Un is the most powerful politician. Imagine that he is the only politician that totally control his underlings even his fancy haircut was a mandatory for all men on their country. There is no powerful politician can do that thing except for him. My vote goes to him. 

[hugoworld]

Whether you like him or not, Recep Tayyip Erdogan - Turkish President- is one of the most powerful politician in the world. He has great impact on his society. He can manipulate them easily by manipulating mass media and social media. By the way, i hate him but this is the brutal reality.

[benocel]

Vladimir Putin

[atmosvera]

Angela Merkel

[Xester]

For me the most powerful politician is also Vladimir Putin and after him are Donald Trump and after him is Viktor Orban ,after him is Angela Merkel and after her is Erdogan.

Viktor Orban? Perhaps you are from Hungary. Do you think that Orban is more powerful than Xi Jinping or Narendra Modi? And another thing. Merkel can't be more powerful than Erdogan. She is quite dependent on Erdogan and the latter has been successful in imposing his views and policies on Merkel. So I'd say that Erdogan comes before Merkel.

You are both wrong because Kim Jung Un is the most powerful politician. Imagine that he is the only politician that totally control his underlings even his fancy haircut was a mandatory for all men on their country. There is no powerful politician can do that thing except for him. My vote goes to him. 

Yes, aside from our Duterte my vote is for the NorKor leader, Kim Jung Un.  I just do not know anything about him but with all what the media reports it seems that he is quite something to be fear of as a leader.  The US is always watching the North Korea leader.  The world is always alarmed whenever the North Korea launches missiles even just to test it.  And if what you said is true that fancy haircut is mandatory for all men on their country, then yes, he is the most powerful.

[squatz1]

Some of the biggest right now are all going to be part of the Majority Party, which is obviously in the United States going to be all Republican held things here. So the people are going to have to be Donald Trump (US President), Paul Ryan (Speaker of the House), Mitch McConnell (Senate Majority Leader) which are all highly influential people who are pretty much able to sway a ton in a country.

Maybe not on an individual scale when it comes to the members of congress, but if they're all to work together on something and can get their underlying behind it they can change a lot about a country. Pretty insane to think about if you really just think for a second.

[Hazir]

I think the most powerful politicians is Donald Trump .

I also give it to Donald Trump as with all fakes propaganda from major media house and on social media the man is still waxing strong. Since the day he takes over he has been on most countries local news even more than they own presidents. The man is the most popular politician of this century.

You are totally right, the amount of negativity toward president Trump cirtulating through main communication channels and mainstream media is ridiculous.
He is probably the most hated politician by media - which are mostly controlled by left wing socialists.

My Top 3 Most Powerful Politicians In The World 2017:

1. Xi Jinping
2. Vladimir Putin
3. Donald Trump

Honorary mention: Angela Merkel, but since that migrant crisis, she is only losing position more and more.

[djimbim0]

The most influential are the oligarchs who bribe politicians and indicate what they should do, they just do not want to spoil their hands and shine before millions of residents.

[Okurkabinladin]

The power of a head of state is determined both by the country's strength and the capacity he or she has to exercise that power, unilaterally, unconstrained by other institutions, parties and political forces. And combining those two metrics, it's easy to see why Vladimir Putin rises to the top of list.

Putin has created what he calls a "vertical of power," something unlike any we see in other great nations. As the Russian chess grandmaster Gary Kasparov -- himself a harsh critic of Putin -- has noted, the entire structure of Russian political power rests on one man. When the czar died, you knew the structure that would endure and the process by which his successor, his son, would be elevated. When the general secretary of the Soviet Communist Party died, the Standing Committee and the Politburo would select his successor. But when Putin dies -- I almost wrote if -- what will happen? No one knows.

To understand Putin, you have to understand Russia. The last hundred years for that country have seen the fall of the monarchy, the collapse of democracy, the great depression, World War II with its tens of millions of Russians dead, Stalin's totalitarian brutalities, the collapse of communism, the breakup of the Soviet Union, and Boris Yeltsin's years of chaos and corruption.
Then comes Vladimir Putin, who ushers in stability and, in popular perception, rising standards of living and increasing prominence and respect in the world. That respect is important.

[Palmerson]

Vladimir Putin

All Russian somehow believe in the influence of Vladimir Putin. This is not so. In fact, nothing depends on him. West is now squeezed him in her arms and overthrown by his own Russian oligarchs who have lost access to the money in the West.

[Kemarit]

My vote goes to Vladimir Putin as well. I think his sphere of influence is not only in the European region, but globally as well. And if you are going to look at his political career, he became Prime Minister in 1999-2000. Then he became the President until 2008, then became Prime Minister again until 2012. He then went back to become the President which he held since 2012. I haven't seen any person hold so much grip on power as he is.

[minime]

probally some 360 degree master of freemason

[darkangel11]

Whether you like him or not, Recep Tayyip Erdogan - Turkish President- is one of the most powerful politician in the world. He has great impact on his society. He can manipulate them easily by manipulating mass media and social media. By the way, i hate him but this is the brutal reality.

He's powerful in his own country, but Turkey isn't a power that could pose a threat to the world.
In my understanding the most powerful politician is someone respected and feared all around the world, a bit like Putin. He even managed change his country's laws to be allowed to occupy the position for so long, so he used his position of power to extend his own rule and as a result give himself even more power, and nobody could stop him. Such thing would be normal in a dictatorship, but in a democracy it's terrifying. He's also one of the wealthiest people on the planet and made his wealth while being the president, which tells a lot about the way things are being done in Russia.

[Bagaji]

The most powerful politician in the world as it stands now is Vladimir Putin. Putin's rising prominence, thanks to United States dwindling leadership on the world stage has become an issues of concern to most people across the world. The former KGB appears to be winning on all fronts. He allegedly meddled into USA elections and it is still an ongoing debate. The just concluded G20 meeting proves that Putin is now in control of the world stage.

[Sithara007]

My Top 3 Most Powerful Politicians In The World 2017:

1. Xi Jinping
2. Vladimir Putin
3. Donald Trump

Honorary mention: Angela Merkel, but since that migrant crisis, she is only losing position more and more.

I would agree with your selection, perhaps not in the same order. And regarding Angela Merkel, she was never in the top 5. How can we call her powerful, when is is forced to follow the orders from the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan?

[ratoe]

For me its, vladimir putin for now. who is your powerful politicians?

In my opinion the powerful politicians in the world:
1. Vladimir Putin - President of Russia
2. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan - President of Turkey
3. Angela Merkel - Chancellor of Germany

[Jet Cash]

Soros and the Rothschilds

Until they are removed, nobody has any real power.

[ATA Group]

#1 Putin