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John Mahama

President of Ghana, 2012 to 2017 and 2025 to present

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Returned to the presidency in January 2025 after defeating the ruling party’s candidate, promising to reset the economy and reduce corruption.

John Mahama sits in the left-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly state-led and slightly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly institutional on institutions, leaning traditional on culture and leaning religious on religion.

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Where John Mahama 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 authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationSlightly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceSlightly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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Political views closest to John Mahama

One-nation conservatismA paternalist conservatism holding that the better off owe duties to the poor and to…99%CorporatismOrganizes society into industry and professional bodies that bargain with the state, an…99%Christian democracyBlends Christian social teaching, a social market economy and European cooperation.98%Confucian meritocracyPrefers rule by educated, moral officials chosen by merit over competitive elections.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: Cabinet Public Relations Office of the Cabinet Secretariat, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.