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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
Center
Closest ideology
Social Centrism
Closest personality
Luiz Carlos Bresser-Pereira
Portrait of Cyril Ramaphosa
Wikimedia Commons / GCIS

Political axes

Profile across the twelve axes

  • Structure

    Leaning · Unitary
    Federal30%
    Unitary71%
  • Representation

    Strong · Democracy
    Democracy87%
    Autocracy13%
  • Power

    Leaning · Liberty
    Security43%
    Liberty58%
  • Immigration

    Leaning · Multiculturalism
    Assimilation34%
    Multiculturalism66%
  • Diplomacy

    Leaning · Pacifist
    Militarist37%
    Pacifist63%
  • Intervention

    Balanced
    Non-interventionist57%
    Nationalist44%
  • Economy

    Leaning · Public
    Public63%
    Private37%
  • Control

    Balanced
    Planning55%
    Free market46%
  • Trade

    Balanced
    Protectionism47%
    Globalism53%
  • Religion

    Balanced
    Irreligious52%
    Religious48%
  • Morality

    Leaning · Progressive
    Progressive65%
    Traditionalist36%
  • Technology

    Leaning · Technology
    Technology59%
    Biology41%

What sets Cyril Ramaphosa apart

Most unusual position

Representation

Cyril Ramaphosa leans further toward democracy than 95% of the 569 personalities in the catalog.

Personality median 61Cyril Ramaphosa 87

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

Most common position

Technology

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

Personality median 60Cyril Ramaphosa 59

Here they share common ground with most personalities.