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Rodrigo Duterte

President of the Philippines, 2016 to 2022

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Facing an ICC case over crimes against humanity in his drug war

A tough-talking former Davao mayor who won on a promise to crush crime, then oversaw a drug war that killed thousands, and remains hugely popular with supporters.

Rodrigo Duterte sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: centered on economy and strongly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly authoritarian on liberty and authority, strongly nationalist on nation and strongly strength-first on war and peace. The profile is close to the middle on economy.

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Where Rodrigo Duterte 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
🎭CultureLeaning 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 anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionSlightly secular
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly non-interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

People most like Rodrigo Duterte

Delcy Rodríguez Acting President of Venezuela, 2026 to present99%Geert Wilders Dutch politician and leader of the Party for Freedom97%Jordan Bardella President of France’s National Rally97%Ibrahim Traoré Head of state of Burkina Faso, 2022 to present97%Marine Le Pen French politician and National Rally leader97%Assimi Goïta President of Mali, 2021 to present97%Sadyr Japarov President of Kyrgyzstan, 2021 to present97%Jimmie Åkesson Leader of the Sweden Democrats97%

People furthest from Rodrigo Duterte

Emma Goldman Russian-born anarchist and writer, 1869 to 19408%Leo Tolstoy Russian novelist and moral thinker, 1828 to 19109%Murray Bookchin American social theorist, 1921 to 200610%John Lennon British musician and peace activist, 1940 to 198011%

Political views closest to Rodrigo Duterte

BonapartismAuthoritarian rule by a popular leader who claims to embody the nation, with plebiscites…94%Economic nationalismUses tariffs, subsidies and industrial policy to protect and grow domestic industry.94%PeronismAn Argentine movement blending labor rights, welfare and economic nationalism around a…94%Pan-ArabismSeeks the unity of Arab peoples across state borders and independence from foreign…92%

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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: Government of the Philippines, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.