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Faure Gnassingbé

President of the Council of Ministers of Togo, 2025 to present (President 2005 to 2025)

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Succeeded his father in 2005 and in 2025 moved to a parliamentary system that lets him stay on as head of government without term limits, despite protests.

Faure Gnassingbé sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: centered on economy and strongly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly authoritarian on liberty and authority, leaning traditional on culture and leaning strength-first on war and peace. The profile is close to the middle on economy and interventionism.

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Where Faure Gnassingbé 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 authorityStrongly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationSlightly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologySlightly 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 Faure Gnassingbé

CorporatismOrganizes society into industry and professional bodies that bargain with the state, an…97%Confucian meritocracyPrefers rule by educated, moral officials chosen by merit over competitive elections.97%One-nation conservatismA paternalist conservatism holding that the better off owe duties to the poor and to…97%MonarchismSupports a hereditary monarch as head of state, from ceremonial constitutional monarchy…95%

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