Dominicans to vote in general elections with eyes on crisis in neighboring Haiti

Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader heads to re-election, with competitors conceding early

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader headed to a second term following Sunday's general elections, declaring victory after his top competitors conceded early in the night as he held a strong leader in ea

El presidente de República Dominicana, Luis Abinader (Partido Revolucionario Moderno —PRM), ha puesto a prueba su popularidad y ha ganado, una vez más. Casi 8 millones de dominicanos acudieron a las urnas el pasado domingo y el 59% eligieron al actual presidente para continuar en el cargo por 4 años más, en unas elecciones poco disputadas y en las que Abinader fue siempre el claro favorito.Sus altos índices de popularidad, que rozan el 70% en su…

Dominican Republic incumbent Abinader takes strong lead in preliminary results

The Dominican Republic’s hugely popular incumbent and anti-corruption crusader, Luis Abinader, was leading the presidential election in preliminary results by a wide margin on Sunday, May 19, paving the way for a swift victory With about 38% of votes counted, Abinader held 59.24% of the vote, followed by three-time former President Leonel Fernandez with 26.97%, according to preliminary data from the Caribbean island nation’s central electoral bo…

Santo Domingo. Luis Abinader, president of the Dominican Republic, leads the preliminary results of the presidential elections with 59% of the votes, according to the first cut of the Central Electoral Board (JCE) with 38% of the tables counted. The candidate of the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM), together with his allies, came to the elections as the main favorite among his nine competitors (seven men and two women) and would remain in power …

SANTO DOMINGO.- El actual presidente dominicano, Luis Abinader, se mantiene a la cabeza del escrutinio electoral, decidido a no llegar a la segunda vuelta.Con el primer boletín, y cerca del 40% escrutado, el líder del Partido Revolucionario Moderno (PRM), escisión del socialdemócrata y tradicional Partido de la Revolución Democrática (PRD), confirmaba su favoritismo con el 59,24% de las papeletas en unos comicios en los que también pretendía aca…

The outgoing Dominican head of state Luis Abinader, who campaigned around his economic record and his firm policy towards immigration from Haiti, is on the way to re-election in the first round of the presidential election, winning more than 50% of the votes with 18% of the votes counted.