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Godwin Friday

Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2025 to present

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A lawyer who led the New Democratic Party for nearly a decade in opposition before ending Ralph Gonsalves’ 24 years in power in the 2025 election.

Godwin Friday sits in the right-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning free market and slightly libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly institutional on institutions, leaning nature-first on environment and leaning religious on religion. The profile is close to the middle on nation and war and peace.

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Where Godwin Friday 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 authoritySlightly libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationCentered on nation
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceCentered on war and peace
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly non-interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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People furthest from Godwin Friday

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Political views closest to Godwin Friday

Social market economyKeeps markets competitive but backs them with rules, social insurance and partnership…99%OrdoliberalismFavors competitive markets protected by firm rules and a strong state, the basis of…98%Christian democracyBlends Christian social teaching, a social market economy and European cooperation.98%Green conservatismSees protecting land, beauty and heritage as conservative values.98%

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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.