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Mswati III

King of Eswatini, 1986 to present

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Africa’s last absolute monarch, he holds executive power over all branches of government, bans political parties and keeps the annual Reed Dance tradition alive.

Mswati III 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, strongly traditional on culture and strongly institutional on institutions. The profile is close to the middle on environment and technology.

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Where Mswati III 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
🎭CultureStrongly traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentCentered on environment
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyCentered on technology
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceSlightly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionStrongly religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly non-interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

People most like Mswati III

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People furthest from Mswati III

Emma Goldman Russian-born anarchist and writer, 1869 to 19402%Mikhail Bakunin Russian revolutionary and anarchist, 1814 to 18764%Peter Kropotkin Russian anarchist and naturalist, 1842 to 19214%Murray Bookchin American social theorist, 1921 to 20064%

Political views closest to Mswati III

MonarchismSupports a hereditary monarch as head of state, from ceremonial constitutional monarchy…99%Social conservatismDefends the traditional family, religion and moral norms in law and society.97%Confucian meritocracyPrefers rule by educated, moral officials chosen by merit over competitive elections.97%IntegralismA Catholic view that political authority should serve the Church's spiritual aims.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: Taiwan Presidential Office, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.