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Thongloun Sisoulith

President of Laos, 2021 to present (General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party)

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A former foreign minister and Soviet-trained historian who leads the ruling party of Laos, a one-party state deeply dependent on Chinese investment and debt.

Thongloun Sisoulith sits in the left-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning state-led and strongly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly authoritarian on liberty and authority, strongly institutional on institutions and leaning state-led on economy. The profile is close to the middle on technology.

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Where Thongloun Sisoulith 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 state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyCentered on technology
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceSlightly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning secular
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly non-interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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Political views closest to Thongloun Sisoulith

CorporatismOrganizes society into industry and professional bodies that bargain with the state, an…92%State capitalismUses a strong state to steer a market economy toward rapid growth, often limiting…92%Confucian meritocracyPrefers rule by educated, moral officials chosen by merit over competitive elections.92%Realism in foreign policySees international politics as a contest of power and interests in which states act to…90%

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