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05-22-2012, 02:00 PM
No one has the answer yet to how much "change" the win of ruling party candidate, Danilo Medina, will bring to the Dominican Republic. Medina had blamed state resources for his loss of the PLD presidential nomination to President Leonel Fernandez in the PLD primary in 2007, but can now claim victory thanks to the same state resources and political patronage placed at his disposal. Medina won the election with 51% of the vote compared to 47% for his leading opponent, Hipolito Mejia.
His challenge will now be to set his own style of government, which will be compared to that of Leonel Fernandez, who has been President for the past eight consecutive years, and who is likely to run again for the party in 2016. The 2010 Constitution prohibits consecutive re-election in the Dominican Republic.
"I was not waging a political campaign, but building a dream," Medina told the cheering crowd upon announcing his win. "And now we have the opportunity to build that dream, working for a Dominican Republic that is fair to all, with more social harmony, a country with opportunities for all," he said.
With 100% of the votes counted, according to Bulletin No. 11 of 21 May, Danilo Medina of the PLD was the winner of the most votes with 35% of the universe of possible voters and 51% of the votes cast, enough to win in the first round as per the Dominican electoral law.
Meanwhile, international media have filed reports on the election and the challenges ahead.
www.cato-at-liberty.org/new-president-in-the-dominican-republic-change-or-more-of-the-same/ (http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/new-president-in-the-dominican-republic-change-or-more-of-the-same/)
www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/22/us-dominican-election-idUSBRE84K19P20120522 (http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/22/us-dominican-election-idUSBRE84K19P20120522)
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iSXisDmLPCzlrXJ0nOOe4Yuhmn_g?docId=c4e94f95bdfb43498b46cbec663cbbbe
www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-05/D9UT3BA00.htm (http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-05/D9UT3BA00.htm)
www.cbsnews.com/8301-501715_162-57438296/dominican-opposition-to-dispute-ruling-party-win/
www.globalpost.com/dispatches/news/regions/americas/dominican-republic-vote-market-friendly-medina-wins (http://www.globalpost.com/dispatches/news/regions/americas/dominican-republic-vote-market-friendly-medina-wins)
www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2012/05/201252221138778793.html (http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2012/05/201252221138778793.html)
www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=508425&CategoryId=10718 (http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=508425&CategoryId=10718)
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His challenge will now be to set his own style of government, which will be compared to that of Leonel Fernandez, who has been President for the past eight consecutive years, and who is likely to run again for the party in 2016. The 2010 Constitution prohibits consecutive re-election in the Dominican Republic.
"I was not waging a political campaign, but building a dream," Medina told the cheering crowd upon announcing his win. "And now we have the opportunity to build that dream, working for a Dominican Republic that is fair to all, with more social harmony, a country with opportunities for all," he said.
With 100% of the votes counted, according to Bulletin No. 11 of 21 May, Danilo Medina of the PLD was the winner of the most votes with 35% of the universe of possible voters and 51% of the votes cast, enough to win in the first round as per the Dominican electoral law.
Meanwhile, international media have filed reports on the election and the challenges ahead.
www.cato-at-liberty.org/new-president-in-the-dominican-republic-change-or-more-of-the-same/ (http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/new-president-in-the-dominican-republic-change-or-more-of-the-same/)
www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/22/us-dominican-election-idUSBRE84K19P20120522 (http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/22/us-dominican-election-idUSBRE84K19P20120522)
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iSXisDmLPCzlrXJ0nOOe4Yuhmn_g?docId=c4e94f95bdfb43498b46cbec663cbbbe
www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-05/D9UT3BA00.htm (http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-05/D9UT3BA00.htm)
www.cbsnews.com/8301-501715_162-57438296/dominican-opposition-to-dispute-ruling-party-win/
www.globalpost.com/dispatches/news/regions/americas/dominican-republic-vote-market-friendly-medina-wins (http://www.globalpost.com/dispatches/news/regions/americas/dominican-republic-vote-market-friendly-medina-wins)
www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2012/05/201252221138778793.html (http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2012/05/201252221138778793.html)
www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=508425&CategoryId=10718 (http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=508425&CategoryId=10718)
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