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Navin Ramgoolam

Prime Minister of Mauritius, 1995 to 2000, 2005 to 2014 and 2024 to present

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Labour Party leader and son of the country’s first prime minister, returned to office in 2024 and reached a treaty to transfer sovereignty over the Chagos Islands.

Navin Ramgoolam sits in the left-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly state-led and slightly libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly institutional on institutions, leaning nature-first on environment and leaning tech-optimist on technology. The profile is close to the middle on war and peace and interventionism.

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Where Navin Ramgoolam 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 authoritySlightly libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureSlightly traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationSlightly globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceCentered on war and peace
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionSlightly religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismCentered on interventionism
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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Political views closest to Navin Ramgoolam

Social market economyKeeps markets competitive but backs them with rules, social insurance and partnership…99%KeynesianismSupports government spending and central bank action to smooth recessions and protect…98%LabourismDraws on trade unions and working-class communities to win better wages, rights and…98%Civic republicanismValues citizen participation, civic virtue and freedom from domination, and often…97%

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