Africa & Middle East

Central African Republic

Political journey

Independent from France in 1960, the Central African Republic has known coups, the eccentric rule of Jean-Bédel Bokassa, who crowned himself emperor in 1977, and civil war since 2012. It is one of the world’s poorest countries. President Faustin-Archange Touadéra, in office since 2016, relies heavily on Russian security contractors.

Central African Republic today

Its current leader’s position on the ten Caucus dimensions.

💰EconomySlightly state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentCentered on environment
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologySlightly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsSlightly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly non-interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

Who leads Central African Republic today

Portrait of Faustin-Archange Touadéra

Faustin-Archange Touadéra

President of the Central African Republic, 2016 to present

A mathematician who removed term limits and won a third term in 2025, relying on Russian security contractors to hold off armed groups.

Faustin-Archange Touadéra sits in the left-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly state-led and strongly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly authoritarian on liberty and authority, leaning religious on religion and leaning traditional on culture. The profile is close to the middle on environment.

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Political views closest to Central African Republic’s leadership

CorporatismOrganizes society into industry and professional bodies that bargain with the state, an…98%One-nation conservatismA paternalist conservatism holding that the better off owe duties to the poor and to…97%Social conservatismDefends the traditional family, religion and moral norms in law and society.97%National conservatismPrioritizes national sovereignty, cultural identity, tradition and firm borders.96%

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Ranked by how close their current leaders are on the ten dimensions.

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Country histories are short summaries. Positions are simplified estimates of the leaders included in Caucus as of October 2026, and percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions.