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Irfaan Ali

President of Guyana, 2020 to present

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Presides over Guyana’s oil boom and has defended the country’s claim to the Essequibo region against Venezuela. He won a second term in 2025.

Irfaan Ali sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: centered on economy and slightly authoritarian. The clearest positions are leaning traditional on culture, leaning tech-optimist on technology and leaning institutional on institutions. The profile is close to the middle on economy.

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Where Irfaan Ali 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 authoritySlightly 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
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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People furthest from Irfaan Ali

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Political views closest to Irfaan Ali

CorporatismOrganizes society into industry and professional bodies that bargain with the state, an…99%One-nation conservatismA paternalist conservatism holding that the better off owe duties to the poor and to…98%Realism in foreign policySees international politics as a contest of power and interests in which states act to…97%Liberal conservatismCombines free markets and limited government with respect for institutions, tradition…97%

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