World Leaders Quiz: Who’s Really in Charge? (2)

[D] Cyril Ramaphosa | Ex‑union leader turned deal‑making tycoon; helped broker South Africa’s democratic transition.

[B] Mohammed VI | Oversaw constitutional tweaks and large infrastructure drives; balances tradition with modernization.

[B] Xiomara Castro | Honduras’s first woman president; long‑time political partner of Manuel Zelaya turned leader in her own right.

[A] Bongbong Marcos | Scion of a political dynasty; development‑heavy speeches and legacy reframing dominate his messaging.

[D] Aleksandar Vučić | Media‑savvy SNS leader; centralizes messaging and wields election‑cycle momentum deftly.

[C] Irfaan Ali | Oversaw Guyana’s oil‑era emergence; development rhetoric centers on energy windfalls.

[B] Lee Jae-myung | Ex‑Seongnam mayor and Gyeonggi governor; populist economics and high‑intensity pressers define his style.

[C] Mahmoud Abbas | Long‑serving Palestinian Authority president; Oslo‑era negotiator with a cautious, institution‑first posture.

[D] Shigeru Ishiba | Policy‑heavy LDP stalwart and ex‑defense minister; known for granular security briefs and straight‑talk delivery.

[A] Albert II | Monaco’s prince who once competed in Olympic bobsleigh; an active voice on ocean conservation.

[B] Hun Sen | Dominant Cambodian figure for decades; choreographed a familial handover while keeping a firm grip on levers.

[D] Gustavo Petro | Ex‑M‑19 figure and Bogotá mayor; pushes social and energy transition agendas in national policy.

[A] Ilham Aliyev | Succeeded his father Heydar; energy‑backed statecraft and the Karabakh file define his presidency.

[C] Lai Ching-te | Physician‑turned‑politician; rose from Tainan mayor to premier and vice president before the top office.

[A] Gabriel Boric | Former student‑movement leader; brought a younger, social‑democratic vocabulary to La Moneda.

[C] Micheál Martin | Fianna Fáil veteran; rotated through health, foreign affairs and the premiership with a consensus tone.

[B] Abiy Ahmed | Nobel laureate for opening with Eritrea; pitched a ‘Medemer’ unity ethos while racing through reforms.

[D] Ahmed al-Sharaa | Technocrat profile associated with bureaucratic stewardship; a low‑drama manager’s cadence.

[D] Anwar Ibrahim | Reformist with a decades‑long arc from deputy PM to opposition icon to PM; multiracial coalition craft is his signature.

[B] Dick Schoof | Dutch security and intelligence veteran; appointed as a technocratic premier to steady coalition waters.

[C] Paul Kagame | RPF commander turned president; Kigali’s orderliness and data‑driven development are part of his brand.

[A] Tô Lâm | Security veteran rising through the public‑security apparatus; reputation built on internal discipline.

[C] François Bayrou | Centrist kingmaker behind MoDem; prefers coalition carpentry to headline‑grabbing theatrics.

[B] Ibrahim Traoré | Burkina Faso officer who rose in a 2022 putsch; styles himself as a no‑nonsense security custodian.

[D] Lawrence Wong | Economist and orchestra hobbyist; stewarded Singapore’s pandemic response before moving into the top job.

[A] Paul Biya | One of the world’s longest‑serving leaders; Yaoundé’s Etoudi Palace is the long‑time seat of his rule.

[B] Robert Fico | Three‑time Slovak PM; blends left‑populist talking points with tight party discipline.

[A] Christopher Luxon | Ex‑Air New Zealand CEO turned politician; management‑speak and KPIs seep into his political pitch.

[C] Daniel Ortega | Sandinista veteran from the 1980s; centralized power around family and party over successive terms.

[D] Mette Frederiksen | Youngest Danish PM in modern times when first elected; pragmatic welfare‑state steward with firm border rhetoric.