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GOVERNING PARTY IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WINS MIDTERM ELECTIONS.

Publication: NotiCen: Central American & Caribbean Affairs
Publication Date: 23-MAY-02
Format: Online - approximately 629 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
The Dominican Republic's governing Partido Revolucionario Dominicano (PRD) won the legislative and municipal elections May 16. It will control Congress and most city governments. The Partido de la Liberacion Dominicana (PLD), led by former President Leonel Fernandez (1996-2000), trailed far behind, with just a handful of victories. After the elections, President Hipolito Mejia moved to shut out the PLD by offering a political pact to Joaquin Balaguer's Partido Reformista Social Cristiano (PRSC).

By May 20, the Junta Central Electoral (JCE) had counted 96% of the votes and announced that PRD candidates had won...

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