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Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

President of the Philippines, 2022 to present

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The son of the dictator ousted in 1986 won in a landslide, focusing on infrastructure and food prices while facing tensions with China in the South China Sea.

Ferdinand Marcos Jr. sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning free market and leaning authoritarian. The clearest positions are leaning traditional on culture, leaning authoritarian on liberty and authority and leaning nationalist on nation. The profile is close to the middle on institutions.

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Where Ferdinand Marcos Jr. 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 free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsCentered on institutions
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

People most like Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

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People furthest from Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

Emma Goldman Russian-born anarchist and writer, 1869 to 19407%Murray Bookchin American social theorist, 1921 to 200610%John Lennon British musician and peace activist, 1940 to 198010%Peter Kropotkin Russian anarchist and naturalist, 1842 to 192112%

Political views closest to Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

National conservatismPrioritizes national sovereignty, cultural identity, tradition and firm borders.96%GaullismA French tradition of national independence, a strong presidency and a leading role for…96%CorporatismOrganizes society into industry and professional bodies that bargain with the state, an…96%Thatcherism and ReaganismFree-market economics, tax cuts, deregulation and a firm stance toward the Soviet Union.96%

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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: Office of the President of the Philippines, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.