the compass

The MENA political compass

Every scored party on two axes you choose. Hover a dot for its name and score, switch the lens to see where what a party says diverges from how it votes, filter by family or country, or expand the chart to fill the screen.

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-10 -10 -5 -5 5 5 10 10 Libertarian · particularist Libertarian · pan-Arab Authority · particularist Authority · pan-Arab 7 parties 16 parties 18 parties 25 parties secular-liberal centroid · 8 parties leftist-socdem centroid · 6 parties islamist-sunni-electoral centroid · 13 parties nationalist-arab centroid · 14 parties leftist-communist centroid · 9 parties nationalist-ethnic centroid · 3 parties islamist-shia centroid · 5 parties religious-christian centroid · 3 parties islamist-militant centroid · 3 parties islamist-salafi centroid · 2 parties ← particularist pan-Arab → Libertarian ↑ ↓ Authority Social ↕ Pan-Arab vs particularist ↔ New Wafd Party (EG) · Pan-Arab vs particularist +2.0, Social +3.0 EG New Wafd Party Socialist Forces Front (DZ) · Pan-Arab vs particularist -3.0, Social +4.0 DZ Socialist Forces Front Socialist Union of Popular Forces (MA) · Pan-Arab vs particularist +4.5, Social +4.0 MA Socialist Union of Popular Forces Ennahda (TN) · Pan-Arab vs particularist +2.0, Social -5.0 TN Ennahda Southern Transitional Council (YE) · in government · Pan-Arab vs particularist -7.0, Social -2.0 YE Southern Transitional Council Sudanese Communist Party (SD) · Pan-Arab vs particularist +2.5, Social +6.0 SD Sudanese Communist Party Syrian National Coalition (SY) · Pan-Arab vs particularist -1.0, Social +1.0 SY Syrian National Coalition Ta'al (IL) · Pan-Arab vs particularist +5.5, Social +4.0 IL Ta'al Free Egyptians Party (EG) · Pan-Arab vs particularist -3.0, Social +5.5 EG Free Egyptians Party Tunisian Workers Party (TN) · Pan-Arab vs particularist +5.0, Social +5.0 TN Tunisian Workers Party Workers' Party (DZ) · Pan-Arab vs particularist +4.0, Social +3.5 DZ Workers' Party Yemeni Congregation for Reform (Islah) (YE) · in government · Pan-Arab vs particularist +3.5, Social -7.0 YE Yemeni Congregation for Reform (Islah) Yemeni Socialist Party (YE) · Pan-Arab vs particularist +4.0, Social +5.0 YE Yemeni Socialist Party People's Movement (TN) · Pan-Arab vs particularist +7.0, Social +1.0 TN People's Movement Amal Movement (LB) · in government · Pan-Arab vs particularist +2.0, Social -6.0 LB Amal Movement Ansar Allah (Houthis) (YE) · in government · Pan-Arab vs particularist -2.0, Social -8.0 YE Ansar Allah (Houthis) Ba'ath Party (Syria) (SY) · dissolved · Pan-Arab vs particularist +9.8, Social -0.5 SY Ba'ath Party (Syria) Balad (IL) · Pan-Arab vs particularist +7.0, Social +5.0 IL Balad Democratic Unionist Party (SD) · Pan-Arab vs particularist +4.0, Social -4.0 SD Democratic Unionist Party El Insaf (Equity Party) (MR) · in government · Pan-Arab vs particularist +1.0, Social -6.0 MR El Insaf (Equity Party) Fatah (PS) · in government · Pan-Arab vs particularist +1.0, Social -1.5 PS Fatah Free Patriotic Movement (LB) · in government · Pan-Arab vs particularist -3.8, Social -2.0 LB Free Patriotic Movement Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (SY) · in government · Pan-Arab vs particularist -4.5, Social -8.0 SY Hayat Tahrir al-Sham Islamic Salvation Front (DZ) · outlawed · Pan-Arab vs particularist +3.0, Social -9.0 DZ Islamic Salvation Front Movement of Society for Peace (DZ) · Pan-Arab vs particularist +4.5, Social -7.0 DZ Movement of Society for Peace Justice and Construction Party (LY) · Pan-Arab vs particularist +3.0, Social -6.5 LY Justice and Construction Party Authenticity and Modernity Party (MA) · in government · Pan-Arab vs particularist -4.0, Social +4.0 MA Authenticity and Modernity Party Istiqlal Party (MA) · in government · Pan-Arab vs particularist +4.0, Social -4.0 MA Istiqlal Party Kataeb Party (LB) · Pan-Arab vs particularist -7.0, Social -1.5 LB Kataeb Party National Umma Party (SD) · Pan-Arab vs particularist +2.0, Social -3.0 SD National Umma Party Justice and Development Party (MA) · Pan-Arab vs particularist +2.0, Social -6.0 MA Justice and Development Party Hamas (PS) · in government · Pan-Arab vs particularist -1.0, Social -8.0 PS Hamas Kurdistan Democratic Party (IQ) · in government · Pan-Arab vs particularist -9.0, Social -3.0 IQ Kurdistan Democratic Party National Liberation Front (DZ) · in government · Pan-Arab vs particularist +5.0, Social -3.0 DZ National Liberation Front National Rally for Reform and Development (Tewassoul) (MR) · Pan-Arab vs particularist +3.5, Social -8.0 MR National Rally for Reform and Development (Tewassoul) Long Live Tunisia (TN) · Pan-Arab vs particularist -3.0, Social +4.0 TN Long Live Tunisia National Rally of Independents (MA) · in government · Pan-Arab vs particularist -5.0, Social +3.0 MA National Rally of Independents National Forces Alliance (LY) · Pan-Arab vs particularist -3.0, Social +3.0 LY National Forces Alliance National Wisdom Movement (IQ) · in government · Pan-Arab vs particularist -3.0, Social -4.0 IQ National Wisdom Movement Reform Party (JO) · Pan-Arab vs particularist +1.5, Social -2.0 JO Reform Party Northern Islamic Movement (IL) · outlawed · Pan-Arab vs particularist +6.0, Social -7.0 IL Northern Islamic Movement Freedom and Justice Party (EG) · dissolved · Pan-Arab vs particularist +4.0, Social -7.5 EG Freedom and Justice Party Islamic Action Front (JO) · Pan-Arab vs particularist +5.0, Social -8.0 JO Islamic Action Front Al-Menbar Islamic Society (BH) · Pan-Arab vs particularist -0.5, Social -7.5 BH Al-Menbar Islamic Society Hezbollah (LB) · in government · Pan-Arab vs particularist +3.0, Social -8.0 LB Hezbollah Jordanian Communist Party (JO) · Pan-Arab vs particularist +6.0, Social +5.5 JO Jordanian Communist Party Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society (BH) · dissolved · Pan-Arab vs particularist +1.5, Social -6.0 BH Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society State of Law Coalition (IQ) · in government · Pan-Arab vs particularist -4.0, Social -6.0 IQ State of Law Coalition Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PS) · Pan-Arab vs particularist -2.5, Social -9.0 PS Palestinian Islamic Jihad Nour Party (EG) · Pan-Arab vs particularist -2.0, Social -9.0 EG Nour Party Islamic Asalah Society (BH) · in government · Pan-Arab vs particularist -2.0, Social -9.0 BH Islamic Asalah Society Lebanese Forces (LB) · Pan-Arab vs particularist -7.0, Social -1.0 LB Lebanese Forces Mostaqbal Watan (EG) · in government · Pan-Arab vs particularist -3.5, Social -4.0 EG Mostaqbal Watan Sairoon Alliance (IQ) · Pan-Arab vs particularist +0.0, Social -6.0 IQ Sairoon Alliance Democratic National Rally (DZ) · in government · Pan-Arab vs particularist +2.5, Social -4.0 DZ Democratic National Rally National Charter Party (JO) · in government · Pan-Arab vs particularist -2.0, Social -3.0 JO National Charter Party General People's Congress (YE) · Pan-Arab vs particularist +2.5, Social -4.0 YE General People's Congress Free Destourian Party (TN) · Pan-Arab vs particularist -3.0, Social -1.0 TN Free Destourian Party PFLP (PS) · Pan-Arab vs particularist +6.0, Social +4.0 PS PFLP Tagammu Party (EG) · Pan-Arab vs particularist +7.0, Social +4.0 EG Tagammu Party Hadash (IL) · Pan-Arab vs particularist +4.5, Social +6.5 IL Hadash Union of Forces of Progress (MR) · Pan-Arab vs particularist +2.0, Social +4.0 MR Union of Forces of Progress Egyptian Social Democratic Party (EG) · Pan-Arab vs particularist +1.0, Social +5.0 EG Egyptian Social Democratic Party Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (IQ) · in government · Pan-Arab vs particularist -9.0, Social -2.0 IQ Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Progressive Socialist Party (LB) · in government · Pan-Arab vs particularist +4.0, Social +4.0 LB Progressive Socialist Party Ra'am (United Arab List) (IL) · Pan-Arab vs particularist +2.0, Social -6.0 IL Ra'am (United Arab List)
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