Africa & Middle East

Madagascar

Political journey

An island nation that gained independence from France in 1960, Madagascar has suffered repeated political crises, including coups in 2009 and 2025, and is among the world’s poorest countries despite its unique biodiversity. In October 2025 an army unit joined youth-led protests, President Rajoelina fled, and Colonel Michael Randrianirina took power.

Madagascar 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
🌱EnvironmentSlightly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologySlightly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismCentered on interventionism
Non-interventionistInterventionist

Who leads Madagascar today

Portrait of Michael Randrianirina

Michael Randrianirina

President of Madagascar, 2025 to present

A colonel whose army unit joined the 2025 youth-led protests, forcing President Rajoelina to flee, and who then took power promising to “re-found” the republic.

Michael Randrianirina 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 nationalist on nation and leaning strength-first on war and peace. The profile is close to the middle on interventionism.

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Political views closest to Madagascar’s leadership

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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.