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08-24-2012, 02:00 PM
In an article about Danilo Medina's victory, British magazine The Economist says that during his campaign the new Dominican President promised to "continue with what works, fix what is wrong and do what has never been done before." The article singles out his plans to reverse a rise in violent crime with a thorough overhaul of the police, to almost double spending on education and to cut the proportion of Dominicans in poverty from 34% to around 20%. The magazine also mentions Medina pledged to crack down on widespread corruption and eliminate chronic power shortages.
However, The Economist adds that this may be hard to achieve given his relationship with Leonel Fernandez, mentioning that Medina has left much of the economic team in place. The editors also refer to the fact that the Dominican Republic is one of the most corrupt countries in Latin America and many officials have been left in their original posts including the Interior Minister and Police Chief. This casts doubt on Medina's promise of police reform, which is urgently needed with robberies and murders on the rise.
Nonetheless the magazine article welcomes the appointment of a respected Attorney General and Gustavo Montalvo as chief of staff who is known to be anti-corruption.
The Economist concludes by suggesting Median prunes the public sector and redirects spending to less wasteful ends which would indeed be "to do what has never been done before".
www.economist.com/node/21560897 (http://www.economist.com/node/21560897)
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However, The Economist adds that this may be hard to achieve given his relationship with Leonel Fernandez, mentioning that Medina has left much of the economic team in place. The editors also refer to the fact that the Dominican Republic is one of the most corrupt countries in Latin America and many officials have been left in their original posts including the Interior Minister and Police Chief. This casts doubt on Medina's promise of police reform, which is urgently needed with robberies and murders on the rise.
Nonetheless the magazine article welcomes the appointment of a respected Attorney General and Gustavo Montalvo as chief of staff who is known to be anti-corruption.
The Economist concludes by suggesting Median prunes the public sector and redirects spending to less wasteful ends which would indeed be "to do what has never been done before".
www.economist.com/node/21560897 (http://www.economist.com/node/21560897)
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#8)