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Mohamed Ould Ghazouani

President of Mauritania, 2019 to present

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A retired general elected in 2019 and re-elected in 2024, who has kept relative stability in the Sahel, opened a gas project and maintains Islamic law, including harsh blasphemy penalties.

Mohamed Ould Ghazouani sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: centered on economy and strongly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly religious on religion, strongly traditional on culture and strongly authoritarian on liberty and authority. The profile is close to the middle on economy and environment.

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Where Mohamed Ould Ghazouani 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
🎭CultureStrongly 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
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionStrongly religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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People furthest from Mohamed Ould Ghazouani

Emma Goldman Russian-born anarchist and writer, 1869 to 19403%Murray Bookchin American social theorist, 1921 to 20065%John Lennon British musician and peace activist, 1940 to 19805%Peter Kropotkin Russian anarchist and naturalist, 1842 to 19215%

Political views closest to Mohamed Ould Ghazouani

One-nation conservatismA paternalist conservatism holding that the better off owe duties to the poor and to…98%Social conservatismDefends the traditional family, religion and moral norms in law and society.98%MonarchismSupports a hereditary monarch as head of state, from ceremonial constitutional monarchy…97%CorporatismOrganizes society into industry and professional bodies that bargain with the state, an…97%

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