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Joseph Aoun

President of Lebanon, 2025 to present

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A former army commander elected president in January 2025 after a two-year vacancy, he has promised to restore state authority and rebuild Lebanon after war and economic collapse.

Joseph Aoun sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning free market and leaning authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly institutional on institutions, leaning authoritarian on liberty and authority and leaning strength-first on war and peace. The profile is close to the middle on environment.

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Where Joseph Aoun 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
🌱EnvironmentCentered on environment
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologySlightly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly non-interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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People furthest from Joseph Aoun

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Political views closest to Joseph Aoun

Liberal conservatismCombines free markets and limited government with respect for institutions, tradition…98%Confucian meritocracyPrefers rule by educated, moral officials chosen by merit over competitive elections.98%One-nation conservatismA paternalist conservatism holding that the better off owe duties to the poor and to…98%CorporatismOrganizes society into industry and professional bodies that bargain with the state, an…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: Republic of Lebanon, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.