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Cyril Ramaphosa

President of South Africa, 2018 to present

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A former union leader and businessman who has led the ANC-led coalition government since 2024.

Cyril Ramaphosa sits in the near the center part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly state-led and slightly libertarian. The clearest positions are leaning institutional on institutions.

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Where Cyril Ramaphosa 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.

💰EconomySlightly state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authoritySlightly libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureSlightly progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationSlightly globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologySlightly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceSlightly peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionSlightly religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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Political views closest to Cyril Ramaphosa

Social market economyKeeps markets competitive but backs them with rules, social insurance and partnership…98%LabourismDraws on trade unions and working-class communities to win better wages, rights and…98%KeynesianismSupports government spending and central bank action to smooth recessions and protect…98%Civic republicanismValues citizen participation, civic virtue and freedom from domination, and often…98%

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