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Dominican Republic General Election, 2020
General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 5 July 2020 to elect a president, vice-president, 32 senators and 190 deputies. They had originally been planned for 17 May, but were postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. They are the second elections since 1994 in which all positions will be elected simultaneously, and the first in Dominican history in which all authorities will be elected simultaneously and directly. Incumbent President Danilo Medina was ineligible to stand for re-election, having served two consecutive terms since 2012. The governing Dominican Liberation Party's 16-year rule ended after Modern Revolutionary Party candidate Luis Abinader received a majority of the vote. Rival candidates Gonzalo Castillo and Leonel Fernández also conceded defeat. The Modern Revolutionary Party also won a majority of seats in the Senate and a plurality in the Chamber of Deputies. The election was a partial realignment, with the Modern Revolutionary Party entering a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Abinader
Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona (; born 12 July 1967) is a Dominican economist, businessman, and politician who is serving as the 54th president of the Dominican Republic since 2020. He served as the Modern Revolutionary Party candidate for President of the Dominican Republic in the 2016 and 2020 general elections. Early life Abinader was born in Santo Domingo on 12 July 1967. His parents are from the Cibao region: his mother, Rosa Sula Corona Caba, is of colonial Canary Islander ancestry and from the province of La Vega; his father was the businessman and political leader José Rafael Abinader, of Lebanese descent and a native of the Santiago Province. His paternal grandfather was José S. Abinader, a Lebanese immigrant from Baskinta, Mount Lebanon, who arrived to the country in 1898 and settled in the town of Tamboril (located near the city of Santiago de los Caballeros). Abinader did his secondary education at the Colegio Loyola (), now Instituto Politécnico Loyola; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Distrito Nacional
The Distrito Nacional (; D.N.) is a subdivision of the Dominican Republic enclosing the capital Santo Domingo. It is not in any of the Provinces of the Dominican Republic, provinces, but in practice, it acts as a province on its own. Before October 16, 2001, the Distrito Nacional was much larger, including what is now known as Santo Domingo Province. Published statistics and maps generally show the former, larger, Distrito Nacional. The Distrito Nacional has no rural or underdeveloped areas. Points of interest Poligono Central The Poligono Central is the central area of Santo Domingo. Upscale neighborhoods of Naco, Piantini, and Paraiso are located within this central polygon. Most of the financial activity in Santo Domingo is also located in the ''Poligono''. Central Government The Distrito Nacional houses the central government's executive branch Presidential Office (''Palacio Nacional''), the national congressional building (''Congreso Nacional'') and the top judicial court ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Organization Of American States
The Organization of American States (OAS; es, Organización de los Estados Americanos, pt, Organização dos Estados Americanos, french: Organisation des États américains; ''OEA'') is an international organization that was founded on 30 April 1948 for the purposes of solidarity and co-operation among its member states within the Americas. Headquartered in the United States capital, Washington, D.C., the OAS has 35 members, which are independent states in the Americas. Since the 1990s, the organization has focused on election monitoring. The head of the OAS is the Secretary General of the Organization of American States, Secretary General; the incumbent is Uruguayan Luis Almagro. History Background The notion of an international union in the New World was first put forward during the liberation of the Americas by José de San Martín and Simón Bolívar who, at the 1826 Congress of Panama (still being part of Colombia), proposed creating a league of American republics, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Social Christian Reformist Party
The Social Christian Reformist Party ( es, Partido Reformista Social Cristiano, PRSC) is a Christian democratic right-wing political party in the Dominican Republic. It was established on July 24, 1984, by the union of Joaquín Balaguer's ''Partido Reformista'' and the ''Partido Revolucionario Social Cristiano''. Some of the PRSC's founders and leaders were originally business leaders and Roman Catholics who opposed the communist, socialist, and social democratic tendencies of Juan Bosch, the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) and the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD). The PRSC is strongly associated with Balaguer, who was the presidential candidate of the PRSC and its predecessor party in all but one election between 1966 and 2000. The party was often in power during this period, but declined rapidly following Balaguer's death in 2002. After the mid-2000s the party was relegated to being a junior partner of the PRD or PLD, and ceased running a presidential candidate in 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Institutional Democratic Party (Dominican Republic)
The Institutional Democratic Party (, PDI) is a minor Christian-democratic and nationalist political party in the Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares wit .... It was founded in 1986 by Ismael Reyes Cruz. References External linksOfficial website Political parties in the Dominican Republic {{DominicanRepublic-party-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Cohen
Juan Alberto Cohen Sander (14 June 1960,) is a Dominican economist, politician, businessman, and member of parliament. He was a presidential candidate of the Dominican Republic by the National Citizen Will Party (PNVC) for the general election 2016. Early life and education Cohen was born on 14 June 1960 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He studied economics at Pedro Henríquez Ureña University. He earned a Master of Economics at the Pontifical Catholic University Mother and Teacher and studied Political Science at the University Pedro Henríquez Ureña. He completed postgraduate degrees in finance at Hult International Business School (then known as Arthur D. Little School of Management) and business management at Harvard University. Career Sander served as President of the Commission of Tourism and deputy of the Central American Parliament from 2010–2016. In 2014, he was reelected as President of the National Citizen Will Party (PNVC) and in March 2015, was elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Citizen Will Party
The National Citizen Will Party (, PNVC), formerly known as the National Civic Veterans Party, is a minor christian-democratic and social-conservative political party in the Dominican Republic. It was founded on 10 May 1973 by Sergeant Federico Marte Pichardo, under the initiative of then-President Joaquin Balaguer, and was renamed on 8 March 2015. It is currently directed by Juan Cohen. The party first contested national elections in 1982 when it won 1.6% of the vote, but failed to win a seat. Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', pp255-257 For the 1986 and 1990 elections it was part of the victorious Social Christian Reformist Party-led coalition. For the 1994 elections it changed its allegiance to the Dominican Revolutionary Party The Dominican Revolutionary Party ( es, link=no, Partido Revolucionario Dominicano, PRD) is a political party in the Dominican Republic. Traditionally a left-of-centre party and social democratic in na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillermo Moreno García
Guillermo Antonio Moreno García (born August 15, 1956) is a Dominican lawyer and politician, whom served as the District Attorney for the Distrito Nacional during the term 1996-1997. He's the president of the party Country Alliance. Early years and family Moreno is the son of the writer and poet Juan Isidro Moreno and Mercedes García Fernández, being the first of seven brothers. His grandfather Domingo Moreno Jimenes was a great writer of the 20th century. He is also ancestral related to the former Dominican presidents Manuel Jimenes and his son Juan Isidro Jimenes. Guillermo Moreno is a practicing lawyer, graduated from Law Degree at the PUCMM in 1980. In 1987, he obtained the title of Master in International Studies at the Diplomatic School of Spain. As a professional His professional experiences include having been a Consultant to the International Program for the Eradication of Child Labor of the International Labour Organization (ILO-IPEC); Consultant to the UNICE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Country Alliance (Dominican Republic)
The Country Alliance ( es, link=no, Alianza País, ALPAÍS) is a political party in the Dominican Republic founded in 2011 by Guillermo Moreno and other citizens. Despite being a recently formed party, it has had a relatively positive acceptance by the population, obtaining in some polls even around 15% sympathy, according to the Greenberg-Diario Libre pollster. History Origins For the 2008 presidential elections, a group of social, citizen and political organizations, protected under the name of "Citizen Political Volunteer", brought former attorney Guillermo Moreno García and social leader María Teresa Cabrera as candidates for the presidency and vice-presidency for the Movement for Independence, Unity and Change (MIUCA), obtaining 18,136 valid votes (0.44%). After the results of these elections, on January 21, 2009, the book "Alianza: Una Propuesta de País" authored by Guillermo Moreno was put into circulation, which led to some 22 presentations in the country and abroad, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergia Elena Mejía
Sergius was the name of a Roman Patrician Gens, Sergia (or Sergii), originally from Alba Longa (Latium in central Italy). It is also found as Sergios. It may refer to: Name *Sergius (name) or Serge, a masculine given name Roman Catholic Popes *Pope Sergius I (died 701), Italian-born pope *Pope Sergius II (reigned died 847), Italian-born pope *Pope Sergius III (reigned 904–911), Italian-born pope *Pope Sergius IV (reigned died 1012), Italian-born pope Eastern Orthodox Patriarchs *Sergius of Bulgaria, Patriarch of Bulgaria c. 931 – c. 940 *Patriarch Sergius I of Constantinople, Patriarch 610–638 *Patriarch Sergius II of Constantinople, Patriarch 1001–1019 *Patriarch Sergius I of Moscow, Patriarch 1943–1944 Other Patriarchs *Sergius of Tella (died 546), Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch in 544–546 Other Christian Saints * Saint Sergius (martyr), Roman soldier companion of Saint Bacchus, martyred c. 303. *Sergius of Cappadocia (died 304), Martyred c. 304 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central American Parliament
The Central American Parliament ( es, Parlamento Centroamericano), also known as PARLACEN, is the political institution and parliamentary body of the Central American Integration System (SICA). Its headquarters are in Guatemala City. History The PARLACEN origins date back to the Contadora Group, a project of the 1980s that sought to help resolve the civil wars in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua. Although the Contadora group was disbanded in 1986, the idea of a greater Central American integration remained, giving rise to the Esquipulas II Agreement, which among other things, created the Central American Parliament. The Treaty establishing the Central American Parliament and other political bodies was signed in 1987; its first formal session was carried out on 28 October 1991 in Guatemala City. The PARLACEN as a political body in the region is part of the Central American Integration System SICA, established by the Protocol of Tegucigalpa to the Charter of the Organiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Overseas Constituencies
An overseas constituency or overseas electoral district is any electoral district located outside of a nation-state's borders but which is recognized by the state's government as a district for the representation of its expatriate (and, technically, military) residents who live within the territory of another nation-state. Such constituencies are often organized in order to engage expatriate or diaspora voters who retain their citizenship. The overseas constituency is considered different from intra-party primaries (organized and funded entirely by political parties or political party organizations with overseas offices) held overseas for expatriate voters. Overseas constituencies may perform their votes at diplomatic embassies and consulates of their home nation-state, through absentee voting or through electronic voting (including Internet voting). Instances of government constituencies Current Former The Cook Islands established provisions for an overseas parliamentary s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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