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President of South AfricaPolitics1952–

Cyril Ramaphosa

Former trade union leader, businessman and South African President since 2018 for the ANC. He balances industrial growth, constitutional land reform, pragmatism in foreign trade and multilateral BRICS diplomacy.

Closest spectrum
Left
Closest ideology
Progressivism
Closest personality
Celso Furtado
Portrait of Cyril Ramaphosa
Wikimedia Commons / GCIS

Political axes

Profile across the 12 axes

  • Structure

    Strong · Unitary
    Federal20%
    Unitary80%
  • Representation

    Strong · Democracy
    Democracy87%
    Autocracy13%
  • Power

    Balanced
    Security51%
    Liberty49%
  • Immigration

    Strong · Multiculturalism
    Assimilation18%
    Multiculturalism82%
  • Diplomacy

    Strong · Pacifist
    Militarist23%
    Pacifist77%
  • Intervention

    Leaning · Non-interventionist
    Non-interventionist65%
    Nationalist35%
  • Economy

    Leaning · Public
    Public71%
    Private29%
  • Control

    Leaning · Planning
    Planning72%
    Free market28%
  • Trade

    Balanced
    Protectionism56%
    Globalism44%
  • Religion

    Leaning · Irreligious
    Irreligious69%
    Religious31%
  • Morality

    Strong · Progressive
    Progressive80%
    Traditionalist20%
  • Technology

    Balanced
    Technology50%
    Biology50%

What sets Cyril Ramaphosa apart

Most unusual position

Morality

Cyril Ramaphosa leans further toward progressive than 93% of the 525 personalities in the catalog.

Personality median 40Cyril Ramaphosa 80

Of all the axes, Morality is where Cyril Ramaphosa stands furthest from the rest.

Most common position

Trade

On Trade, Cyril Ramaphosa sits practically at the catalog median.

Personality median 53Cyril Ramaphosa 56

Here they share common ground with most personalities.