Portrait of Rafael Correa
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Rafael Correa

President of Ecuador, 2007 to 2017

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An economist who raised social spending and public investment with oil revenue, clashed with the press and business elites, and now lives abroad.

Rafael Correa sits in the left-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: strongly state-led and leaning authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly state-led on economy, leaning authoritarian on liberty and authority and leaning anti-establishment on institutions. The profile is close to the middle on war and peace and interventionism.

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Where Rafael Correa 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.

💰EconomyStrongly state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceCentered on war and peace
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismCentered on interventionism
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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People furthest from Rafael Correa

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Political views closest to Rafael Correa

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