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Alassane Ouattara

President of Ivory Coast, 2010 to present

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An economist and former IMF official who has led Ivory Coast since 2010, overseeing rapid growth and infrastructure building, and won a fourth term in 2025.

Alassane Ouattara sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: strongly free market and leaning authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly institutional on institutions, strongly free market on economy and leaning authoritarian on liberty and authority.

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Where Alassane Ouattara sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyStrongly free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationSlightly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceSlightly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionSlightly religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismLeaning interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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Political views closest to Alassane Ouattara

Liberal conservatismCombines free markets and limited government with respect for institutions, tradition…99%Confucian meritocracyPrefers rule by educated, moral officials chosen by merit over competitive elections.96%OrdoliberalismFavors competitive markets protected by firm rules and a strong state, the basis of…96%Fiscal conservatismPrioritizes low taxes, balanced budgets and limited public debt.95%

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Percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions. Including a person here is for study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Dario Pignatelli / European Union, Attribution, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.