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Sam Matekane

Prime Minister of Lesotho, 2022 to present

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A diamond-mining and construction tycoon who founded the Revolution for Prosperity party in 2022 and won the election on a promise to run the state like a business.

Sam Matekane sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning free market and slightly authoritarian. The clearest positions are leaning free market on economy, leaning religious on religion and leaning traditional on culture. The profile is close to the middle on environment and war and peace.

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Where Sam Matekane 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.

💰EconomyLeaning free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authoritySlightly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentCentered on environment
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceCentered on war and peace
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsSlightly anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly non-interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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Political views closest to Sam Matekane

SovereigntismInsists that national institutions, not international bodies, should have the final say.96%CommunitarianismStresses community bonds, shared values and civic duty over pure individualism.94%Fiscal conservatismPrioritizes low taxes, balanced budgets and limited public debt.92%Green conservatismSees protecting land, beauty and heritage as conservative values.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: United States Department of State Africa U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit: Photos and Videos, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.