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Min Aung Hlaing

President of Myanmar, 2026 to present (military ruler since the 2021 coup)

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The army chief who seized power in a 2021 coup and waged a brutal war on resistance forces, he became nominally civilian president in 2026 after an election criticized as a sham.

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

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Where Min Aung Hlaing 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 state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureStrongly traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologySlightly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceStrongly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionStrongly religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismCentered on interventionism
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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Political views closest to Min Aung Hlaing

MilitarismTreats military strength and martial values as central to national life.94%National conservatismPrioritizes national sovereignty, cultural identity, tradition and firm borders.93%GaullismA French tradition of national independence, a strong presidency and a leading role for…93%CorporatismOrganizes society into industry and professional bodies that bargain with the state, an…92%

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