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Emomali Rahmon

President of Tajikistan, 1994 to present

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In power since the civil war, he has banned opposition parties, restricted religious dress and groomed his son Rustam Emomali as his successor.

Emomali Rahmon sits in the left-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly state-led and strongly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly authoritarian on liberty and authority, strongly traditional on culture and strongly nationalist on nation. The profile is close to the middle on technology and interventionism.

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Where Emomali Rahmon 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 authorityStrongly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureStrongly traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyCentered on technology
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionSlightly secular
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismCentered on interventionism
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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Political views closest to Emomali Rahmon

GaullismA French tradition of national independence, a strong presidency and a leading role for…94%CorporatismOrganizes society into industry and professional bodies that bargain with the state, an…94%State capitalismUses a strong state to steer a market economy toward rapid growth, often limiting…93%Confucian meritocracyPrefers rule by educated, moral officials chosen by merit over competitive elections.92%

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