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Bassirou Diomaye Faye

President of Senegal, 2024 to present

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A former tax inspector who became one of Africa’s youngest elected presidents in 2024, backed by the reformist Pastef party and its call for economic sovereignty and a new relationship with France.

Bassirou Diomaye Faye sits in the left-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning state-led and centered on liberty and authority. The clearest positions are leaning nationalist on nation, leaning traditional on culture and leaning anti-establishment on institutions. The profile is close to the middle on liberty and authority.

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Where Bassirou Diomaye Faye 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 state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityCentered on liberty and authority
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologySlightly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceSlightly peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly non-interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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Political views closest to Bassirou Diomaye Faye

Left conservatismCombines strong economic protection for workers with attachment to community, family and…99%Post-liberalismArgues that liberalism has eroded community, family and shared purpose, and looks to…96%LocalismPushes power and decisions down to the smallest workable community.96%CommunitarianismStresses community bonds, shared values and civic duty over pure individualism.95%

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