Dominicans for Change ( es, Partido Dominicanos por el Cambio) is a right-wing 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 ...

. Founded in 2010, it is defined in its statutes as conservative, democratic and nationalist, and as protecting the social, cultural, institutional and ecological heritage of the Dominican Republic.

History

The party was established in January 2010 by

Eduardo Estrella Rafael Eduardo Estrella Virella (born June 5, 1953) is a civil engineer and Dominican politician, current senator and president of the Senate since 2020. He served as Minister (formerly known as Secretary) of State for Public Works and Communic ...

after he resigned from the

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 ' ...

. It was recognised as a political party by the Central Electoral Board the same month. In the May 2010 parliamentary elections it received 0.48% of the vote, failing to win a seat. The party nominated

in the

2012 presidential election This national electoral calendar for 2012 lists the national/federal elections held in 2012 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included. January *3–4 January: E ...

. Estrella finished fourth with 0.21% of the vote.Dominican Republic: Election for President
IFES Election Guide It increased its vote share to 0.89% in the 2016 parliamentary elections, but remained seatless. In the 2020 general elections the party won one seat in the Senate and two in the Chamber of Deputies.

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