Parliamentary elections were held 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 with ...
on 16 May 1998.
[ Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p247 ] The result was a victory for the opposition
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 nature, the party has shifted since the 2000 ...
-led alliance, which won 83 of the 149 seats in the House of Representatives. Voter turnout was 52.9%.
[Nohlen, p248]
Results
References
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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 with ...
1998 in the Dominican Republic
Elections in the Dominican Republic
Election and referendum articles with incomplete results
May 1998 events in North America