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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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Economic

Statist ← → Market

Degree to which the actor favors market mechanisms (positive) vs. state allocation (negative).

New Wafd Party +5.0 Religious Zionism Party +3.5 Shas -5.0 Socialist Forces Front -4.0 Socialist Union of Popular Forces -4.0 New Hope +5.5 Noam +1.0 Ennahda +2.0 Southern Transitional Council +3.5 Sudanese Communist Party -8.0 Syrian National Coalition +5.0 Ta'al -3.0 Yisrael Beiteinu +6.0 National Unity +3.0 Free Egyptians Party +8.0 Meretz -3.0 The Democrats -2.0 Tunisian Workers Party -9.0 Workers' Party -9.0 Yemeni Congregation for Reform (Islah) +2.5 Yemeni Socialist Party -6.0 People's Movement -6.0 Amal Movement -3.5 Ansar Allah (Houthis) -6.0 Ba'ath Party (Syria) -6.5 Balad -4.0 Democratic Unionist Party +2.5 El Insaf (Equity Party) +2.8 Fatah +1.5 Free Patriotic Movement +2.0 Hayat Tahrir al-Sham +2.5 Islamic Salvation Front -3.0 Israeli Labor Party -3.0 Movement of Society for Peace +0.0 Justice and Construction Party +0.0 Authenticity and Modernity Party +5.0 Istiqlal Party +2.0 Kataeb Party +5.0 National Umma Party +2.0 Hadash-Ta'al -6.0 Justice and Development Party +3.0 Hamas -3.0 Kurdistan Democratic Party +4.0 Likud +6.0 National Liberation Front -5.0 National Rally for Reform and Development (Tewassoul) -1.0 Long Live Tunisia +6.0 National Rally of Independents +8.0 National Forces Alliance +6.0 National Wisdom Movement +1.0 Reform Party +2.5 Otzma Yehudit +2.0 Mubadara -0.5 Northern Islamic Movement -3.0 Freedom and Justice Party +2.0 Islamic Action Front -1.0 Al-Menbar Islamic Society +3.0 Hezbollah -5.0 Jordanian Communist Party -9.0 Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society -2.0 State of Law Coalition -3.5 Palestinian Islamic Jihad -4.0 Nour Party +2.5 Islamic Asalah Society +3.0 United Torah Judaism -5.0 Lebanese Forces +5.0 Mostaqbal Watan +3.0 Sairoon Alliance -2.0 Democratic National Rally -2.0 National Charter Party +3.5 General People's Congress -2.0 Free Destourian Party +1.0 PFLP -9.0 Tagammu Party -7.0 Hadash -8.0 Union of Forces of Progress -5.5 DFLP -8.0 Egyptian Social Democratic Party -2.5 Palestinian People's Party -8.0 Patriotic Union of Kurdistan +2.0 Progressive Socialist Party -4.0 Ra'am (United Arab List) -2.0 Yesh Atid +4.0

Social

Authority ← → Libertarian

Personal and moral social freedom — lifestyle, LGBTQ+ rights, individual expression, religion-in-private — permissive (+) vs traditional collective moral authority (−). This axis is about SOCIAL / MORAL liberty, NOT security policy, nationalism, or economics: a party can be nationalist-hawkish yet socially permissive (secular nationalists), or dovish yet socially conservative.

New Wafd Party +3.0 Religious Zionism Party -8.0 Shas -8.5 Socialist Forces Front +4.0 Socialist Union of Popular Forces +4.0 New Hope +2.0 Noam -9.0 Ennahda -5.0 Southern Transitional Council -2.0 Sudanese Communist Party +6.0 Syrian National Coalition +1.0 Ta'al +4.0 Yisrael Beiteinu +4.0 National Unity +4.0 Free Egyptians Party +5.5 Meretz +6.0 The Democrats +8.0 Tunisian Workers Party +5.0 Workers' Party +3.5 Yemeni Congregation for Reform (Islah) -7.0 Yemeni Socialist Party +5.0 People's Movement +1.0 Amal Movement -6.0 Ansar Allah (Houthis) -8.0 Ba'ath Party (Syria) -0.5 Balad +5.0 Democratic Unionist Party -4.0 El Insaf (Equity Party) -6.0 Fatah -1.5 Free Patriotic Movement -2.0 Hayat Tahrir al-Sham -8.0 Islamic Salvation Front -9.0 Israeli Labor Party +5.8 Movement of Society for Peace -7.0 Justice and Construction Party -6.5 Authenticity and Modernity Party +4.0 Istiqlal Party -4.0 Kataeb Party -1.5 National Umma Party -3.0 Hadash-Ta'al +6.0 Justice and Development Party -6.0 Hamas -8.0 Kurdistan Democratic Party -3.0 Likud -2.0 National Liberation Front -3.0 National Rally for Reform and Development (Tewassoul) -8.0 Long Live Tunisia +4.0 National Rally of Independents +3.0 National Forces Alliance +3.0 National Wisdom Movement -4.0 Reform Party -2.0 Otzma Yehudit -8.0 Mubadara +4.5 Northern Islamic Movement -7.0 Freedom and Justice Party -7.5 Islamic Action Front -8.0 Al-Menbar Islamic Society -7.5 Hezbollah -8.0 Jordanian Communist Party +5.5 Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society -6.0 State of Law Coalition -6.0 Palestinian Islamic Jihad -9.0 Nour Party -9.0 Islamic Asalah Society -9.0 United Torah Judaism -9.0 Lebanese Forces -1.0 Mostaqbal Watan -4.0 Sairoon Alliance -6.0 Democratic National Rally -4.0 National Charter Party -3.0 General People's Congress -4.0 Free Destourian Party -1.0 PFLP +4.0 Tagammu Party +4.0 Hadash +6.5 Union of Forces of Progress +4.0 DFLP +4.5 Egyptian Social Democratic Party +5.0 Palestinian People's Party +5.0 Patriotic Union of Kurdistan -2.0 Progressive Socialist Party +4.0 Ra'am (United Arab List) -6.0 Yesh Atid +7.0

State & religion

Religious state ← → Secular state

Separation of religion from state and law (positive) vs. religious authority in state and law (negative).

New Wafd Party +5.0 Religious Zionism Party -9.0 Shas -9.0 Socialist Forces Front +6.0 Socialist Union of Popular Forces +5.0 New Hope +4.0 Noam -8.5 Ennahda -4.5 Southern Transitional Council +2.0 Sudanese Communist Party +8.5 Syrian National Coalition +3.5 Ta'al +5.5 Yisrael Beiteinu +7.0 National Unity +4.0 Free Egyptians Party +8.0 Meretz +7.0 The Democrats +7.5 Tunisian Workers Party +9.0 Workers' Party +7.5 Yemeni Congregation for Reform (Islah) -7.0 Yemeni Socialist Party +7.5 People's Movement +5.0 Amal Movement -3.0 Ansar Allah (Houthis) -9.0 Ba'ath Party (Syria) +7.0 Balad +7.0 Democratic Unionist Party -3.5 El Insaf (Equity Party) -6.5 Fatah +3.5 Free Patriotic Movement +2.0 Hayat Tahrir al-Sham -8.0 Islamic Salvation Front -10.0 Israeli Labor Party +5.0 Movement of Society for Peace -7.0 Justice and Construction Party -7.0 Authenticity and Modernity Party +3.0 Istiqlal Party -3.5 Kataeb Party +3.5 National Umma Party -2.5 Hadash-Ta'al +7.5 Justice and Development Party -6.0 Hamas -9.0 Kurdistan Democratic Party +4.0 Likud -3.0 National Liberation Front +0.0 National Rally for Reform and Development (Tewassoul) -9.0 Long Live Tunisia +6.0 National Rally of Independents +2.0 National Forces Alliance +5.5 National Wisdom Movement -5.0 Reform Party -2.0 Otzma Yehudit -8.0 Mubadara +7.0 Northern Islamic Movement -8.5 Freedom and Justice Party -8.0 Islamic Action Front -8.0 Al-Menbar Islamic Society -7.0 Hezbollah -8.0 Jordanian Communist Party +8.5 Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society -6.0 State of Law Coalition -6.0 Palestinian Islamic Jihad -10.0 Nour Party -9.0 Islamic Asalah Society -8.5 United Torah Judaism -9.5 Lebanese Forces +4.0 Mostaqbal Watan -1.0 Sairoon Alliance -5.0 Democratic National Rally +1.0 National Charter Party -1.5 General People's Congress -2.5 Free Destourian Party +7.0 PFLP +8.0 Tagammu Party +7.0 Hadash +8.0 Union of Forces of Progress +5.0 DFLP +8.0 Egyptian Social Democratic Party +7.0 Palestinian People's Party +8.0 Patriotic Union of Kurdistan +5.0 Progressive Socialist Party +5.0 Ra'am (United Arab List) -5.5 Yesh Atid +7.5

Liberal democracy

Weak/anti ← → Strong commitment

Commitment to LIBERAL democracy — independent courts, free press, opposition and minority rights, limits on executive power. NOT mere electoral participation: a party that contests elections but works to weaken the judiciary, entrench ethnic or religious supremacy, or curb minority and dissident rights scores LOW (−). Strong commitment to liberal-democratic checks scores HIGH (+).

New Wafd Party +4.8 Religious Zionism Party -7.5 Shas -3.5 Socialist Forces Front +7.0 Socialist Union of Popular Forces +4.5 New Hope +3.0 Noam -8.0 Ennahda +4.0 Southern Transitional Council -3.0 Sudanese Communist Party +5.0 Syrian National Coalition +7.0 Ta'al +6.0 Yisrael Beiteinu +2.5 National Unity +5.5 Free Egyptians Party +5.0 Meretz +7.0 The Democrats +8.5 Tunisian Workers Party +4.0 Workers' Party +3.5 Yemeni Congregation for Reform (Islah) -0.5 Yemeni Socialist Party +5.0 People's Movement +2.0 Amal Movement -4.5 Ansar Allah (Houthis) -9.0 Ba'ath Party (Syria) -9.0 Balad +6.0 Democratic Unionist Party +3.5 El Insaf (Equity Party) -3.0 Fatah -5.0 Free Patriotic Movement -2.5 Hayat Tahrir al-Sham -7.0 Islamic Salvation Front -7.0 Israeli Labor Party +6.0 Movement of Society for Peace -2.0 Justice and Construction Party -2.5 Authenticity and Modernity Party +0.0 Istiqlal Party +2.0 Kataeb Party +5.0 National Umma Party +5.5 Hadash-Ta'al +7.0 Justice and Development Party +1.5 Hamas -7.0 Kurdistan Democratic Party -3.5 Likud -4.0 National Liberation Front -6.0 National Rally for Reform and Development (Tewassoul) +2.5 Long Live Tunisia +5.0 National Rally of Independents +1.0 National Forces Alliance +5.5 National Wisdom Movement -1.0 Reform Party +3.0 Otzma Yehudit -8.0 Mubadara +8.0 Northern Islamic Movement -4.0 Freedom and Justice Party -3.5 Islamic Action Front +2.0 Al-Menbar Islamic Society -3.0 Hezbollah -7.5 Jordanian Communist Party +4.0 Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society +5.5 State of Law Coalition -6.0 Palestinian Islamic Jihad -8.5 Nour Party -6.0 Islamic Asalah Society -6.0 United Torah Judaism -5.0 Lebanese Forces +5.0 Mostaqbal Watan -7.0 Sairoon Alliance -1.0 Democratic National Rally -5.0 National Charter Party +0.5 General People's Congress -6.0 Free Destourian Party -4.0 PFLP +0.0 Tagammu Party +3.0 Hadash +7.0 Union of Forces of Progress +6.5 DFLP +2.0 Egyptian Social Democratic Party +7.0 Palestinian People's Party +5.0 Patriotic Union of Kurdistan -2.5 Progressive Socialist Party +2.5 Ra'am (United Arab List) +3.5 Yesh Atid +8.0

West alignment

Anti-Western ← → Pro-Western

STRATEGIC and security alignment with Western (US/EU) blocs — military cooperation, diplomatic partnership, trade. This is geopolitical orientation, NOT cultural affinity for liberal Western values: a religious-nationalist party can be strongly pro-Western strategically (wants US arms and backing) while rejecting Western liberal social values. Score the strategic posture. Pro-Western (+), anti-Western or hostile-nonaligned (−).

New Wafd Party +5.0 Religious Zionism Party +6.0 Shas +5.5 Socialist Forces Front +2.0 Socialist Union of Popular Forces +3.0 New Hope +8.0 Noam -3.0 Ennahda +2.0 Southern Transitional Council +6.0 Sudanese Communist Party -6.0 Syrian National Coalition +7.0 Ta'al -3.5 Yisrael Beiteinu +7.5 National Unity +8.5 Free Egyptians Party +7.0 The Democrats +8.0 Tunisian Workers Party -8.0 Workers' Party -8.0 Yemeni Congregation for Reform (Islah) +2.0 Yemeni Socialist Party -1.0 People's Movement -5.0 Amal Movement -4.5 Ansar Allah (Houthis) -10.0 Ba'ath Party (Syria) -8.0 Balad -4.5 Democratic Unionist Party +2.0 El Insaf (Equity Party) +5.0 Fatah +5.5 Free Patriotic Movement -1.0 Hayat Tahrir al-Sham -0.5 Islamic Salvation Front -8.0 Israeli Labor Party +8.0 Movement of Society for Peace -3.0 Justice and Construction Party -2.0 Authenticity and Modernity Party +7.5 Istiqlal Party +5.0 Kataeb Party +7.0 National Umma Party +2.5 Justice and Development Party +2.0 Hamas -8.5 Kurdistan Democratic Party +8.0 Likud +8.0 National Liberation Front -1.0 National Rally for Reform and Development (Tewassoul) -3.0 Long Live Tunisia +5.0 National Rally of Independents +8.0 National Forces Alliance +6.0 National Wisdom Movement -2.0 Reform Party +3.5 Otzma Yehudit +5.0 Mubadara -0.5 Northern Islamic Movement -6.0 Freedom and Justice Party -2.5 Islamic Action Front -5.5 Al-Menbar Islamic Society +4.5 Hezbollah -9.0 Jordanian Communist Party -7.0 Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society -5.0 State of Law Coalition -5.0 Palestinian Islamic Jihad -10.0 Nour Party -3.0 Islamic Asalah Society +4.5 United Torah Judaism +5.0 Lebanese Forces +8.0 Mostaqbal Watan +6.0 Sairoon Alliance -5.0 Democratic National Rally +1.5 National Charter Party +6.5 General People's Congress +2.5 Free Destourian Party +5.0 PFLP -9.0 Tagammu Party -5.5 Hadash -5.0 Union of Forces of Progress -1.5 DFLP -6.5 Egyptian Social Democratic Party +4.0 Palestinian People's Party -5.0 Patriotic Union of Kurdistan +5.0 Progressive Socialist Party +2.0 Ra'am (United Arab List) +0.0 Yesh Atid +8.5

Regional stance

Resistance/maximalist ← → Stability/normalization

Posture toward the regional order: the "Axis of Resistance" (Iran–Hezbollah–Hamas–Houthis, anti-normalization, armed struggle) at the negative pole vs the normalization / stability camp (Abraham Accords, Gulf–Israel détente, negotiated settlement) at the positive pole. Pro-Palestinian sympathy ALONE does not make an actor "resistance" — score toward resistance (−) only for alignment with armed-resistance or anti-normalization politics; an actor that pursues its regional aims THROUGH negotiation and normalization leans positive (+).

New Wafd Party +4.0 Religious Zionism Party +4.0 Shas +4.5 Socialist Forces Front +0.0 Socialist Union of Popular Forces +0.0 New Hope +5.0 Noam -5.0 Ennahda -4.0 Southern Transitional Council +6.0 Sudanese Communist Party -4.5 Syrian National Coalition +5.0 Ta'al -4.0 Yisrael Beiteinu +6.0 National Unity +7.0 Free Egyptians Party +6.0 Meretz +6.0 The Democrats +5.5 Tunisian Workers Party -7.0 Workers' Party -6.0 Yemeni Congregation for Reform (Islah) -1.0 Yemeni Socialist Party +1.0 People's Movement -6.0 Amal Movement -6.0 Ansar Allah (Houthis) -10.0 Ba'ath Party (Syria) -8.0 Balad -5.5 Democratic Unionist Party +2.5 El Insaf (Equity Party) +4.0 Fatah +3.5 Free Patriotic Movement -3.0 Hayat Tahrir al-Sham +0.5 Islamic Salvation Front -8.0 Israeli Labor Party +4.5 Movement of Society for Peace -4.5 Justice and Construction Party -4.0 Authenticity and Modernity Party +6.0 Istiqlal Party +4.0 Kataeb Party +6.0 National Umma Party +2.0 Justice and Development Party -3.0 Hamas -9.0 Kurdistan Democratic Party +5.5 Likud +6.0 National Liberation Front -3.0 National Rally for Reform and Development (Tewassoul) -5.5 Long Live Tunisia +4.0 National Rally of Independents +7.0 National Forces Alliance +4.0 National Wisdom Movement -2.0 Reform Party +2.5 Otzma Yehudit +3.0 Mubadara -0.5 Northern Islamic Movement -6.0 Freedom and Justice Party -4.5 Islamic Action Front -7.0 Al-Menbar Islamic Society +3.0 Hezbollah -9.8 Jordanian Communist Party -5.8 Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society -5.0 State of Law Coalition -5.0 Palestinian Islamic Jihad -10.0 Nour Party -0.5 Islamic Asalah Society +4.0 United Torah Judaism +4.0 Lebanese Forces +6.0 Mostaqbal Watan +7.0 Sairoon Alliance -3.0 Democratic National Rally -3.5 National Charter Party +5.5 General People's Congress +2.5 Free Destourian Party +3.0 PFLP -8.0 Tagammu Party -5.0 Hadash -4.5 Union of Forces of Progress -3.0 DFLP -4.0 Egyptian Social Democratic Party +3.0 Palestinian People's Party -3.0 Patriotic Union of Kurdistan +1.0 Progressive Socialist Party +1.0 Ra'am (United Arab List) +2.0 Yesh Atid +7.0

Palestinian question

Opposed ← → Pro-Palestinian rights

Position on Palestinian rights, statehood, and self-determination — strong support (positive) vs. opposition (negative).

New Wafd Party +6.0 Religious Zionism Party -9.5 Shas -5.0 Socialist Forces Front +7.0 Socialist Union of Popular Forces +7.5 New Hope -6.0 Noam -9.0 Ennahda +8.0 Southern Transitional Council +4.0 Sudanese Communist Party +8.0 Syrian National Coalition +7.0 Ta'al +9.5 Yisrael Beiteinu -7.0 National Unity -1.5 Free Egyptians Party +5.0 Meretz +8.0 The Democrats +5.5 Tunisian Workers Party +9.0 Workers' Party +9.0 Yemeni Congregation for Reform (Islah) +8.0 Yemeni Socialist Party +7.5 People's Movement +9.0 Amal Movement +6.5 Ansar Allah (Houthis) +9.5 Ba'ath Party (Syria) +8.0 Balad +10.0 Democratic Unionist Party +7.0 El Insaf (Equity Party) +7.0 Fatah +9.0 Free Patriotic Movement +3.0 Hayat Tahrir al-Sham +6.0 Islamic Salvation Front +9.0 Israeli Labor Party +4.8 Movement of Society for Peace +9.0 Justice and Construction Party +8.0 Authenticity and Modernity Party +5.5 Istiqlal Party +7.0 Kataeb Party -1.5 National Umma Party +7.0 Hadash-Ta'al +9.5 Justice and Development Party +8.0 Hamas +10.0 Kurdistan Democratic Party +2.5 Likud -8.0 National Liberation Front +9.0 National Rally for Reform and Development (Tewassoul) +9.0 Long Live Tunisia +6.0 National Rally of Independents +5.0 National Forces Alliance +5.5 National Wisdom Movement +7.0 Reform Party +6.0 Otzma Yehudit -10.0 Mubadara +10.0 Northern Islamic Movement +9.5 Freedom and Justice Party +9.0 Islamic Action Front +9.0 Al-Menbar Islamic Society +8.0 Hezbollah +9.0 Jordanian Communist Party +9.0 Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society +9.0 State of Law Coalition +7.0 Palestinian Islamic Jihad +10.0 Nour Party +7.5 Islamic Asalah Society +8.0 United Torah Judaism -4.0 Lebanese Forces -2.0 Mostaqbal Watan +4.0 Sairoon Alliance +8.0 Democratic National Rally +8.0 National Charter Party +5.5 General People's Congress +7.0 Free Destourian Party +6.0 PFLP +10.0 Tagammu Party +8.5 Hadash +9.0 Union of Forces of Progress +8.0 DFLP +10.0 Egyptian Social Democratic Party +7.0 Palestinian People's Party +10.0 Patriotic Union of Kurdistan +4.0 Progressive Socialist Party +7.0 Ra'am (United Arab List) +7.5 Yesh Atid +2.5

Civil liberties

Restrict ← → Expand

Speech, protest, dissent, association, press freedom — expand and protect (positive) vs. restrict (negative).

New Wafd Party +4.3 Religious Zionism Party -6.0 Shas -4.0 Socialist Forces Front +6.0 Socialist Union of Popular Forces +4.0 New Hope +3.0 Noam -8.0 Ennahda +2.5 Southern Transitional Council -4.0 Sudanese Communist Party +7.5 Syrian National Coalition +6.5 Ta'al +7.0 Yisrael Beiteinu +0.5 National Unity +4.0 Free Egyptians Party +4.5 The Democrats +8.0 Tunisian Workers Party +5.0 Workers' Party +5.0 Yemeni Congregation for Reform (Islah) -4.0 Yemeni Socialist Party +4.0 People's Movement +2.0 Amal Movement -4.0 Ansar Allah (Houthis) -8.5 Ba'ath Party (Syria) -9.0 Balad +7.0 Democratic Unionist Party +2.5 El Insaf (Equity Party) -3.0 Fatah -6.0 Free Patriotic Movement -2.5 Hayat Tahrir al-Sham -6.5 Islamic Salvation Front -8.0 Israeli Labor Party +7.0 Movement of Society for Peace -3.0 Justice and Construction Party -2.5 Authenticity and Modernity Party -1.0 Istiqlal Party +0.0 Kataeb Party +4.0 National Umma Party +4.0 Justice and Development Party -2.0 Hamas -8.0 Kurdistan Democratic Party -3.0 Likud -2.5 National Liberation Front -6.0 National Rally for Reform and Development (Tewassoul) +1.0 Long Live Tunisia +4.0 National Rally of Independents +0.0 National Forces Alliance +5.0 National Wisdom Movement -1.0 Reform Party +2.5 Otzma Yehudit -8.0 Mubadara +7.0 Northern Islamic Movement -3.0 Freedom and Justice Party -4.0 Islamic Action Front -0.5 Al-Menbar Islamic Society -4.0 Hezbollah -8.0 Jordanian Communist Party +6.0 Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society +6.5 State of Law Coalition -6.5 Palestinian Islamic Jihad -8.0 Nour Party -6.5 Islamic Asalah Society -6.0 United Torah Judaism -4.5 Lebanese Forces +3.5 Mostaqbal Watan -7.0 Sairoon Alliance -2.0 Democratic National Rally -4.5 National Charter Party -1.0 General People's Congress -5.0 Free Destourian Party -4.0 PFLP +2.5 Tagammu Party +4.0 Hadash +9.0 Union of Forces of Progress +6.5 DFLP +2.5 Egyptian Social Democratic Party +7.0 Palestinian People's Party +5.0 Patriotic Union of Kurdistan -1.5 Progressive Socialist Party +3.0 Ra'am (United Arab List) +2.5 Yesh Atid +7.0

Regime stance

anti-regime ← → pro-regime

Stance toward the state's foundational constitutional order — for Israel the Zionist-democratic state; for republics and monarchies the existing political order. Pro-regime (+) accepts and defends that order; anti-regime (−) rejects or seeks to overturn it. This measures stance toward the FOUNDATIONAL ORDER, not the incumbent government: an opposition party loyal to the constitutional order still scores positive.

New Wafd Party +4.5 Religious Zionism Party +7.5 Shas +6.0 Socialist Forces Front -5.0 Socialist Union of Popular Forces +5.0 New Hope +9.0 Noam +6.0 Ennahda -4.5 Southern Transitional Council -7.5 Sudanese Communist Party -7.0 Syrian National Coalition -9.0 Ta'al -6.0 Yisrael Beiteinu +8.0 National Unity +8.5 Free Egyptians Party +6.5 The Democrats +8.0 Tunisian Workers Party -8.0 Workers' Party -6.5 Yemeni Congregation for Reform (Islah) +4.0 Yemeni Socialist Party +1.0 People's Movement -4.0 Amal Movement +6.0 Ansar Allah (Houthis) -8.5 Ba'ath Party (Syria) +10.0 Balad -8.0 Democratic Unionist Party +1.5 El Insaf (Equity Party) +9.0 Fatah +8.0 Free Patriotic Movement +5.5 Hayat Tahrir al-Sham -1.0 Islamic Salvation Front -9.0 Israeli Labor Party +8.0 Movement of Society for Peace +3.0 Justice and Construction Party +2.5 Authenticity and Modernity Party +9.0 Istiqlal Party +7.0 Kataeb Party +5.0 National Umma Party +2.5 Justice and Development Party +7.0 Hamas -7.5 Kurdistan Democratic Party +5.5 Likud +9.0 National Liberation Front +9.0 National Rally for Reform and Development (Tewassoul) +2.0 Long Live Tunisia -2.0 National Rally of Independents +9.0 National Forces Alliance +4.5 National Wisdom Movement +6.0 Reform Party +3.5 Otzma Yehudit +7.5 Northern Islamic Movement -9.0 Freedom and Justice Party -8.0 Islamic Action Front -2.5 Al-Menbar Islamic Society +7.5 Hezbollah +2.0 Jordanian Communist Party -4.0 Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society -7.0 State of Law Coalition +8.0 Palestinian Islamic Jihad -9.0 Nour Party +5.0 Islamic Asalah Society +8.0 United Torah Judaism +5.5 Lebanese Forces +6.0 Mostaqbal Watan +9.5 Sairoon Alliance +3.0 Democratic National Rally +9.0 National Charter Party +8.5 General People's Congress +4.5 Free Destourian Party +0.0 PFLP -7.0 Tagammu Party +1.5 Hadash -7.0 Union of Forces of Progress +2.0 Egyptian Social Democratic Party -1.0 Patriotic Union of Kurdistan +7.0 Progressive Socialist Party +5.0 Ra'am (United Arab List) -2.0 Yesh Atid +8.5

Pan-Arab vs particularist

particularist ← → pan-Arab

Degree to which the actor frames its politics around pan-Arab solidarity (the Nasserist, Baathist, and contemporary anti-normalization tradition) versus country- or community-specific particularism (sectarian, ethnic, monarchic, or nation-state-first frames). One of the major regional cleavages.

New Wafd Party +2.0 Socialist Forces Front -3.0 Socialist Union of Popular Forces +4.5 Ennahda +2.0 Southern Transitional Council -7.0 Sudanese Communist Party +2.5 Syrian National Coalition -1.0 Ta'al +5.5 Free Egyptians Party -3.0 Tunisian Workers Party +5.0 Workers' Party +4.0 Yemeni Congregation for Reform (Islah) +3.5 Yemeni Socialist Party +4.0 People's Movement +7.0 Amal Movement +2.0 Ansar Allah (Houthis) -2.0 Ba'ath Party (Syria) +9.8 Balad +7.0 Democratic Unionist Party +4.0 El Insaf (Equity Party) +1.0 Fatah +1.0 Free Patriotic Movement -3.8 Hayat Tahrir al-Sham -4.5 Islamic Salvation Front +3.0 Movement of Society for Peace +4.5 Justice and Construction Party +3.0 Authenticity and Modernity Party -4.0 Istiqlal Party +4.0 Kataeb Party -7.0 National Umma Party +2.0 Justice and Development Party +2.0 Hamas -1.0 Kurdistan Democratic Party -9.0 National Liberation Front +5.0 National Rally for Reform and Development (Tewassoul) +3.5 Long Live Tunisia -3.0 National Rally of Independents -5.0 National Forces Alliance -3.0 National Wisdom Movement -3.0 Reform Party +1.5 Northern Islamic Movement +6.0 Freedom and Justice Party +4.0 Islamic Action Front +5.0 Al-Menbar Islamic Society -0.5 Hezbollah +3.0 Jordanian Communist Party +6.0 Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society +1.5 State of Law Coalition -4.0 Palestinian Islamic Jihad -2.5 Nour Party -2.0 Islamic Asalah Society -2.0 Lebanese Forces -7.0 Mostaqbal Watan -3.5 Sairoon Alliance +0.0 Democratic National Rally +2.5 National Charter Party -2.0 General People's Congress +2.5 Free Destourian Party -3.0 PFLP +6.0 Tagammu Party +7.0 Hadash +4.5 Union of Forces of Progress +2.0 Egyptian Social Democratic Party +1.0 Patriotic Union of Kurdistan -9.0 Progressive Socialist Party +4.0 Ra'am (United Arab List) +2.0

Centralism vs federalism

centralist ← → federalist

Position on state structure: favoring a strong unitary central state versus power-sharing among regions, sects, or ethnic groups. Salient in MENA where Iraq, Lebanon, Sudan, and Syria have consociational or federal frames while Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco are strongly centralist. Kurdish parties and Yemeni southern movements sit at the federalist extreme.

New Wafd Party -6.5 Religious Zionism Party -8.0 Shas -4.0 Socialist Forces Front +3.0 Socialist Union of Popular Forces -4.0 New Hope -6.0 Noam -7.0 Ennahda -7.0 Southern Transitional Council +9.0 Sudanese Communist Party +5.5 Syrian National Coalition +1.0 Ta'al +2.5 Yisrael Beiteinu -6.5 National Unity -5.0 Free Egyptians Party -7.0 The Democrats -3.0 Tunisian Workers Party -7.0 Workers' Party -5.0 Yemeni Congregation for Reform (Islah) -1.0 Yemeni Socialist Party +5.0 People's Movement -7.0 Amal Movement -3.5 Ansar Allah (Houthis) -7.0 Ba'ath Party (Syria) -9.0 Balad +3.0 Democratic Unionist Party +2.0 El Insaf (Equity Party) -7.0 Fatah -6.0 Free Patriotic Movement -0.5 Hayat Tahrir al-Sham -8.0 Islamic Salvation Front -7.0 Israeli Labor Party -4.0 Movement of Society for Peace -6.0 Justice and Construction Party -4.5 Authenticity and Modernity Party -5.5 Istiqlal Party -6.0 Kataeb Party +2.5 National Umma Party +3.0 Justice and Development Party -6.0 Hamas -5.0 Kurdistan Democratic Party +9.5 Likud -7.0 National Liberation Front -9.0 National Rally for Reform and Development (Tewassoul) -5.5 Long Live Tunisia -7.0 National Rally of Independents -6.0 National Forces Alliance -2.5 National Wisdom Movement +1.0 Reform Party -5.0 Otzma Yehudit -8.5 Northern Islamic Movement +0.5 Freedom and Justice Party -6.5 Islamic Action Front -4.0 Al-Menbar Islamic Society -6.0 Hezbollah -3.5 Jordanian Communist Party -4.0 Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society +1.0 State of Law Coalition -7.5 Palestinian Islamic Jihad -5.5 Nour Party -7.5 Islamic Asalah Society -6.5 United Torah Judaism -3.5 Lebanese Forces +4.0 Mostaqbal Watan -9.0 Sairoon Alliance -5.0 Democratic National Rally -8.0 National Charter Party -6.5 General People's Congress -5.0 Free Destourian Party -8.0 PFLP -5.0 Tagammu Party -7.0 Hadash +1.0 Union of Forces of Progress -2.5 Egyptian Social Democratic Party -6.5 Patriotic Union of Kurdistan +9.0 Progressive Socialist Party -1.0 Ra'am (United Arab List) +1.0 Yesh Atid -4.0

Traditionalism vs modernization

traditionalist ← → modernizing

Position on social and institutional modernization versus tradition. Captures stance on issues like womens rights, religious authority in public life, reform of family law, openness to technological and economic transformation. Distinct from the secular-religious axis: an actor can be religious and modernizing (Vision 2030) or secular and traditionalist (state-corporatist nationalism).

New Wafd Party +5.0 Religious Zionism Party -5.0 Shas -7.0 Socialist Forces Front +6.0 Socialist Union of Popular Forces +5.0 New Hope +7.0 Noam -9.0 Ennahda +1.0 Southern Transitional Council +3.0 Sudanese Communist Party +7.0 Syrian National Coalition +4.5 Ta'al +5.0 Yisrael Beiteinu +5.5 National Unity +5.5 Free Egyptians Party +7.0 The Democrats +7.5 Tunisian Workers Party +5.0 Workers' Party +5.5 Yemeni Congregation for Reform (Islah) -4.0 Yemeni Socialist Party +6.0 People's Movement +2.0 Amal Movement -2.0 Ansar Allah (Houthis) -7.0 Ba'ath Party (Syria) +4.0 Balad +5.0 Democratic Unionist Party -0.5 El Insaf (Equity Party) +3.0 Fatah +3.0 Free Patriotic Movement +2.0 Hayat Tahrir al-Sham -3.0 Islamic Salvation Front -8.0 Israeli Labor Party +6.5 Movement of Society for Peace -2.0 Justice and Construction Party -3.0 Authenticity and Modernity Party +6.5 Istiqlal Party +1.0 Kataeb Party +4.0 National Umma Party +1.5 Justice and Development Party -2.0 Hamas -6.0 Kurdistan Democratic Party +4.0 Likud +4.0 National Liberation Front +2.0 National Rally for Reform and Development (Tewassoul) -3.0 Long Live Tunisia +6.0 National Rally of Independents +6.0 National Forces Alliance +6.0 National Wisdom Movement +2.0 Reform Party +3.5 Otzma Yehudit -6.0 Northern Islamic Movement -6.0 Freedom and Justice Party -4.0 Islamic Action Front -5.0 Al-Menbar Islamic Society -4.0 Hezbollah -4.5 Jordanian Communist Party +6.5 Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society -2.0 State of Law Coalition -3.0 Palestinian Islamic Jihad -7.0 Nour Party -7.0 Islamic Asalah Society -8.0 United Torah Judaism -8.0 Lebanese Forces +3.0 Mostaqbal Watan +5.0 Sairoon Alliance -2.0 Democratic National Rally +3.0 National Charter Party +4.0 General People's Congress +0.0 Free Destourian Party +5.0 PFLP +3.0 Tagammu Party +4.0 Hadash +7.0 Union of Forces of Progress +6.0 Egyptian Social Democratic Party +7.0 Patriotic Union of Kurdistan +4.0 Progressive Socialist Party +5.0 Ra'am (United Arab List) -3.0 Yesh Atid +7.5

Gender equality

Patriarchal traditionalism ← → Gender equality

Position on women's rights, gender roles in public life, family law (personal status, divorce, custody, inheritance), and political representation. Distinct from the broader modernization axis: a party can be tech-modernizing and gender-conservative.

Religious Zionism Party -7.0 Shas -7.5 New Hope +5.0 Noam -8.0 Ennahda -2.0 The Democrats +8.0 Ansar Allah (Houthis) -8.5 Fatah +2.0 Free Patriotic Movement +1.0 Hayat Tahrir al-Sham -7.5 Islamic Salvation Front -9.0 Israeli Labor Party +7.5 Justice and Development Party -6.0 Hamas -8.0 Likud +2.0 Otzma Yehudit -6.0 Freedom and Justice Party -6.5 Hezbollah -6.5 Nour Party -8.5 United Torah Judaism -9.0 Lebanese Forces +1.5 Hadash +8.0

Iran posture

Anti-Iran / adversarial ← → Pro-Iran / aligned

Position toward the Islamic Republic of Iran as a regional actor: alliance, hostility, or neutrality. Independent from West alignment — a party can be anti-Western AND anti-Iran (most Sunni Salafi groups), or pro-Western AND anti-Iran (Saudi, UAE, post-1979 Israel), or anti-Western AND pro-Iran (Hezbollah, Houthis, post-2003 Iraqi Shia parties).

New Hope -8.0 Noam -9.0 Amal Movement +7.0 Ansar Allah (Houthis) +9.0 Hayat Tahrir al-Sham -9.0 Israeli Labor Party -8.0 Kataeb Party -8.5 Hamas +7.0 Likud -10.0 National Wisdom Movement +3.0 Otzma Yehudit -10.0 Freedom and Justice Party -3.5 Hezbollah +10.0 State of Law Coalition +7.0 Palestinian Islamic Jihad +9.0 Nour Party -8.0 Lebanese Forces -9.0 Sairoon Alliance -4.0 PFLP +4.0

Press freedom

State-controlled press ← → Free press

Position on journalism, broadcast media, and digital information access. Distinct from broader civil liberties: a regime can selectively restrict press while allowing other forms of speech (or vice versa). Captures both legal frameworks (defamation law, licensing, internet shutdowns) and political enforcement.

Religious Zionism Party -5.0 Shas -3.0 New Hope +4.0 Noam -6.0 Ennahda +3.0 The Democrats +8.0 Ansar Allah (Houthis) -9.0 Fatah -6.0 Hayat Tahrir al-Sham -7.0 Islamic Salvation Front -8.5 Israeli Labor Party +7.0 Justice and Development Party -2.0 Hamas -8.0 Likud -3.0 Otzma Yehudit -6.0 Freedom and Justice Party -4.0 Hezbollah -8.0 Nour Party -6.5 United Torah Judaism -3.5 Lebanese Forces +4.0 Hadash +8.0

Sectarian power-sharing

Consociational / quota system ← → Post-sectarian / civic state

Position on confessional or sectarian political organisation: Lebanese-style consociational quotas, Iraqi muhasasa, Syrian Alawite-network governance, vs post-sectarian / civic-state framings. Relevant primarily to Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, Bahrain; less so to Egypt or Saudi Arabia where the question does not structurally arise.

Amal Movement -7.0 Ba'ath Party (Syria) -2.0 Free Patriotic Movement -6.0 Kataeb Party -4.0 Kurdistan Democratic Party -6.0 National Wisdom Movement -5.0 Hezbollah -7.0 State of Law Coalition -7.0 Lebanese Forces -6.0 Sairoon Alliance +4.0 Progressive Socialist Party -3.0

Color = political family. Each lane is one axis; a dot's position along it is the party's score.