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Michael Randrianirina

President of Madagascar, 2025 to present

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A colonel whose army unit joined the 2025 youth-led protests, forcing President Rajoelina to flee, and who then took power promising to “re-found” the republic.

Michael Randrianirina sits in the left-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly state-led and strongly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly authoritarian on liberty and authority, leaning nationalist on nation and leaning strength-first on war and peace. The profile is close to the middle on interventionism.

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Where Michael Randrianirina 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 authorityStrongly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologySlightly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismCentered on interventionism
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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Political views closest to Michael Randrianirina

PeronismAn Argentine movement blending labor rights, welfare and economic nationalism around a…98%Left conservatismCombines strong economic protection for workers with attachment to community, family and…97%Pan-ArabismSeeks the unity of Arab peoples across state borders and independence from foreign…97%Anti-colonial nationalismFuses independence struggles with economic self-reliance and national dignity.95%

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