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Francisco Carvalho

Prime Minister of Cabo Verde, 2026 to present

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Mayor of Praia who led the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde to a parliamentary majority in 2026, in one of Africa’s most stable democracies.

Francisco Carvalho sits in the left-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly state-led and slightly libertarian. The clearest positions are leaning institutional on institutions, leaning nature-first on environment and leaning tech-optimist on technology. The profile is close to the middle on war and peace and interventionism.

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Where Francisco Carvalho 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 traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationSlightly globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceCentered on war and peace
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionSlightly religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismCentered on interventionism
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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Political views closest to Francisco Carvalho

Social market economyKeeps markets competitive but backs them with rules, social insurance and partnership…99%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…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: Nha Terra Nha Cretcheu, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.