A Sufi Muslim-majority West African republic, Senegal is a stable secular democracy that since 2024, under Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Ousmane Sonko, has pursued left-wing sovereigntism: it removed French troops and criticizes the CFA franc.
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This position is 22.5 points from the median of the 204 country and regime profiles in this collection.
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This position is 6.7 points from this collection’s median.
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Most compatible among the 257 ideologies
Conservative tradition that accepts social reforms and protection for the poorest to preserve national cohesion, seeing elites as responsible for the people's welfare and for harmony between classes.
Nationalism based on shared language, traditions, and heritage rather than race, which values the people's cultural identity and the integration of those who adopt these values, defending the nation's cohesion.
Branch that combines the defense of workers and social justice with Christian values, promoting labor rights, solidarity, and social protection within democracy, inspired by the social doctrine of the Church.
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Crypto-AnarchismLibertário44.9 / 100Scores below are similarity indices out of 100, calculated from catalog coordinates. They do not establish historical influence or endorsement. How the comparison works ↗
A British statesman, Disraeli formulated one-nation paternalistic conservatism, reconciling tradition, monarchy, and social reforms to integrate the working classes and strengthen the country's cohesion.
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An island presidential republic in South Asia, Sri Lanka gives constitutional primacy to Buddhism, won the war against Tamil separatists in 2009, faced the 2022 debt crisis, and elected a left-wing coalition in 2024.
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Under Perón, Argentina experienced a populist, nationalist regime that united strong working-class support, corporatism, industrialization, and the expansion of social rights, leaving a lasting mark on the country's politics.
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