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Mahmoud Abbas

President of the Palestinian Authority, 2005 to present

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Leader of Fatah who has headed the Palestinian Authority since 2005 and favors negotiations toward a Palestinian state, while facing criticism at home over the lack of elections and Hamas’s control of Gaza.

Mahmoud Abbas sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: centered on economy and strongly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly institutional on institutions, strongly authoritarian on liberty and authority and strongly nationalist on nation. The profile is close to the middle on economy and environment.

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Where Mahmoud Abbas 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 authorityStrongly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentCentered on environment
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologySlightly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly non-interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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People furthest from Mahmoud Abbas

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Political views closest to Mahmoud Abbas

Confucian meritocracyPrefers rule by educated, moral officials chosen by merit over competitive elections.98%CorporatismOrganizes society into industry and professional bodies that bargain with the state, an…98%One-nation conservatismA paternalist conservatism holding that the better off owe duties to the poor and to…96%MonarchismSupports a hereditary monarch as head of state, from ceremonial constitutional monarchy…94%

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