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
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Lens Composite Declared Behavioral Showing composite positions for the 20 parties where they diverge; the rest fall back to composite.
Horizontal Economic Social State & religion Liberal democracy West alignment Regional stance Palestinian question Civil liberties Regime stance Pan-Arab vs particularist Centralism vs federalism Traditionalism vs modernization Gender equality Iran posture Press freedom Sectarian power-sharing Consociational / quota system → Post-sectarian / civic state Vertical Economic Social State & religion Liberal democracy West alignment Regional stance Palestinian question Civil liberties Regime stance Pan-Arab vs particularist Centralism vs federalism Traditionalism vs modernization Gender equality Iran posture Press freedom Sectarian power-sharing Authority → Libertarian
Country Egypt Israel Palestine Lebanon
Family Islamist · Sunni · electoral Islamist · Shia Islamist · militant Islamist · Salafi Religious Jewish Religious Christian Nationalist · Arab Nationalist · ethnic Left · communist Left · social-democratic Secular liberal
In government Lead parties Verified Family centroids
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Reset Hide parties list → ⤢ Expand -10 -10 -5 -5 5 5 10 10 Libertarian · Consociational / quota system Libertarian · Post-sectarian / civic state Authority · Consociational / quota system Authority · Post-sectarian / civic state 1 parties 9 parties 1 parties nationalist-arab centroid · 3 parties religious-christian centroid · 3 parties islamist-shia centroid · 3 parties ← Consociational / quota system Post-sectarian / civic state → Libertarian ↑ ↓ Authority Social ↕ Sectarian power-sharing ↔ Amal Movement (LB) · in government · Sectarian power-sharing -7.0, Social -6.0 LB Amal Movement Ba'ath Party (Syria) (SY) · dissolved · Sectarian power-sharing -2.0, Social -0.5 SY Ba'ath Party (Syria) Free Patriotic Movement (LB) · in government · Sectarian power-sharing -6.0, Social -2.0 LB Free Patriotic Movement Kataeb Party (LB) · Sectarian power-sharing -4.0, Social -1.5 LB Kataeb Party Kurdistan Democratic Party (IQ) · in government · Sectarian power-sharing -6.0, Social -3.0 IQ Kurdistan Democratic Party National Wisdom Movement (IQ) · in government · Sectarian power-sharing -5.0, Social -4.0 IQ National Wisdom Movement Hezbollah (LB) · in government · Sectarian power-sharing -7.0, Social -8.0 LB Hezbollah State of Law Coalition (IQ) · in government · Sectarian power-sharing -7.0, Social -6.0 IQ State of Law Coalition Lebanese Forces (LB) · Sectarian power-sharing -6.0, Social -1.0 LB Lebanese Forces Sairoon Alliance (IQ) · Sectarian power-sharing +4.0, Social -6.0 IQ Sairoon Alliance Progressive Socialist Party (LB) · in government · Sectarian power-sharing -3.0, Social +4.0 LB Progressive Socialist Party Family Islamist · Sunni · electoral Islamist · Shia Islamist · militant Islamist · Salafi Religious Jewish Religious Christian Nationalist · Arab Nationalist · ethnic Left · communist Left · social-democratic Secular liberal
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