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05-28-2012, 04:40 PM
Political analysts say that despite winning the presidency in the May election, the ruling PLD party has been losing the support of Dominican voters. As reported in today's El Caribe, in 2004 the party won with 57.11% of the vote, but since then voter support to the party has slid 11.29%, not taking into account the allied votes. In the 2004 election, with Leonel Fernandez as candidate, the PLD running alone received 1,771,377 votes for 49.02%. In 2008, Fernandez, again running on the PLD ticket obtained 44.94% of the vote without alliances. In the May 2012 presidential election, the PLD received 37.73% of the vote, 7.21% less than in 2008. In the most recent election, the PLD received 1,711,737 votes, less than in 2004.
In the report, the El Caribe journalist Oscar Quezada writes that the declining vote poses a challenge for politician and President-elect Danilo Medina. Political commentator Rosario Espinal says that Medina needs to lead a government that surpasses that of Fernandez and to fulfill his campaign promises of social inclusion.
Hoy reported on Thursday, that without alliances, the PRD vote was greater than that of the PLD in 28 of 32 provinces. The PLD vote only exceeded the PRD vote in San Juan de la Maguana (home province of presidential candidate Danilo Medina) with 44.43% to 38.37%, the National District with 43.43% PLD to 38.13% PRD, Province of Santo Domingo 41.92% PLD to 39.22% PRD and La Romana 39.91% PLD to 38.14% PRD.
www.elcaribe.com.do/2012/05/28/pld-como-partido-estanca-aunque-gana (http://www.elcaribe.com.do/2012/05/28/pld-como-partido-estanca-aunque-gana)
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In the report, the El Caribe journalist Oscar Quezada writes that the declining vote poses a challenge for politician and President-elect Danilo Medina. Political commentator Rosario Espinal says that Medina needs to lead a government that surpasses that of Fernandez and to fulfill his campaign promises of social inclusion.
Hoy reported on Thursday, that without alliances, the PRD vote was greater than that of the PLD in 28 of 32 provinces. The PLD vote only exceeded the PRD vote in San Juan de la Maguana (home province of presidential candidate Danilo Medina) with 44.43% to 38.37%, the National District with 43.43% PLD to 38.13% PRD, Province of Santo Domingo 41.92% PLD to 39.22% PRD and La Romana 39.91% PLD to 38.14% PRD.
www.elcaribe.com.do/2012/05/28/pld-como-partido-estanca-aunque-gana (http://www.elcaribe.com.do/2012/05/28/pld-como-partido-estanca-aunque-gana)
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#2)