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NewsWhore
06-23-2006, 04:10 PM
The Central Electoral Board (JCE) has released the final official vote counts and the definitive list of senators and deputies elected in the 16 May mid-term election. In addition, the Board ratified the annulment of 102,404 votes at congressional level, after reviewing each case. According to Hoy newspaper, the resolution ratifies the vote count on Bulletin No. 18 issued on 21 June 2006, which gave the PLD 1,391,115 valid votes, equivalent to 46.18%, the PRD obtained 1,058,049 votes equivalent to 35.1% and the PRSC obtained 425,562 valid votes equivalent to 14.13%.


The resolution contains the list of 32 senators and 178 deputies elected to serve for four years as of 16 August 2006. The ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) won 22 Senate seats, the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) won seven seats and the Social Christian Reformist Party (PRSC) won four. In the Chamber of Deputies, the PLD won 96 Chamber of Deputy seats, the PRD 60 seats and the PRSC 22 seats. Election certificates will be given to each elected official next Tuesday, 27 June, during a ceremony in Hotel Melia Santo Domingo at 11am.


For a list of the 2006-2010 members, see http://dr1.com/business/government/national_congress.shtml

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