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Daniel Chapo

President of Mozambique, 2025 to present

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A lawyer who became the Frelimo party’s candidate and took office in January 2025 after a disputed election that sparked months of deadly protests.

Daniel Chapo sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: centered on economy and leaning authoritarian. The clearest positions are leaning authoritarian on liberty and authority, leaning nationalist on nation and leaning traditional on culture. The profile is close to the middle on economy and environment.

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Where Daniel Chapo 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.

💰EconomyCentered on economy
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentCentered on environment
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologySlightly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceSlightly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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People furthest from Daniel Chapo

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Political views closest to Daniel Chapo

CorporatismOrganizes society into industry and professional bodies that bargain with the state, an…99%One-nation conservatismA paternalist conservatism holding that the better off owe duties to the poor and to…99%GaullismA French tradition of national independence, a strong presidency and a leading role for…97%Confucian meritocracyPrefers rule by educated, moral officials chosen by merit over competitive elections.97%

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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: Lula Oficial, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.