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Ali al-Zaidi

Prime Minister of Iraq, 2026 to present

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A banker and businessman with no earlier government experience, chosen as a compromise by Iraq’s Shia governing bloc in 2026, who has promised to rein in militias and court US investment.

Ali al-Zaidi sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning free market and leaning authoritarian. The clearest positions are leaning free market on economy, leaning authoritarian on liberty and authority and leaning traditional on culture. The profile is close to the middle on interventionism.

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Where Ali al-Zaidi 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.

💰EconomyLeaning free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismCentered on interventionism
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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Political views closest to Ali al-Zaidi

Liberal conservatismCombines free markets and limited government with respect for institutions, tradition…97%CorporatismOrganizes society into industry and professional bodies that bargain with the state, an…97%One-nation conservatismA paternalist conservatism holding that the better off owe duties to the poor and to…96%Confucian meritocracyPrefers rule by educated, moral officials chosen by merit over competitive elections.95%

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