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05-25-2012, 02:10 PM
According to The Economist, as opposed to the rest of the Caribbean, the Dominican Republic has seen steady growth over the last few years and Dominicans duly rewarded the ruling PLD by giving them a victory in the recent presidential elections.
In its coverage of the presidential election win by ruling party candidate Danilo Medina, leading British publication The Economist focuses on the challenges of rising crime, widespread political patronage and wasteful spending for the winner of the presidential election. Medina takes office on 16 August, after winning 51% of the vote against 47% for former President Hipolito Medina.
The report highlights, economic prosperity and stability overall legacy of Medina's predecessor, President Leonel Fernandez.
Nevertheless, The Economist says that Medina risks having to govern in his predecessor's shadow. It mentions political patronage, wasteful spending and constitutional dictatorship that are said to characterized the Fernandez administration. It makes the point that Fernandez's wife, Margarita Cedeno, will be the new Vice President, and Fernandez himself will be eligible to run for a fourth term in 2016. "Many of the country's problems pre-dated Mr Fernandez, and were even worse before him. Even so, if Mr Medina wants to make his own mark, he could start by trying to clean up public life," concludes the report on the next Dominican President.
www.economist.com/node/21555944?fsrc=nlw%7Cwwp%7C5-24-2012%7C1900000%7C38788448%7C (http://www.economist.com/node/21555944?fsrc=nlw%7Cwwp%7C5-24-2012%7C1900000%7C38788448%7C)
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In its coverage of the presidential election win by ruling party candidate Danilo Medina, leading British publication The Economist focuses on the challenges of rising crime, widespread political patronage and wasteful spending for the winner of the presidential election. Medina takes office on 16 August, after winning 51% of the vote against 47% for former President Hipolito Medina.
The report highlights, economic prosperity and stability overall legacy of Medina's predecessor, President Leonel Fernandez.
Nevertheless, The Economist says that Medina risks having to govern in his predecessor's shadow. It mentions political patronage, wasteful spending and constitutional dictatorship that are said to characterized the Fernandez administration. It makes the point that Fernandez's wife, Margarita Cedeno, will be the new Vice President, and Fernandez himself will be eligible to run for a fourth term in 2016. "Many of the country's problems pre-dated Mr Fernandez, and were even worse before him. Even so, if Mr Medina wants to make his own mark, he could start by trying to clean up public life," concludes the report on the next Dominican President.
www.economist.com/node/21555944?fsrc=nlw%7Cwwp%7C5-24-2012%7C1900000%7C38788448%7C (http://www.economist.com/node/21555944?fsrc=nlw%7Cwwp%7C5-24-2012%7C1900000%7C38788448%7C)
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#4)