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The Presidency
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The Executive Branch is exercised by the President of the
Republic who is elected by popular vote during presidential elections that are
held every four years.
The 1994 Constitution established that 50%+1 of the vote is required in order to
win the Presidency during the 16 May election. If this amount of votes is not
achieved, a second round runoff election is called for 30 June. The President
and the Vice President are elected on the same ticket.
In the last Presidential election (May 2008) Leonel Fernandez of the Partido de la
Liberacion Dominicana-PLD was elected President with a majority versus
Miguel Vargas of the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano-PRD. Rafael Alburquerque was
elected Vice-President.
The President and Vice President are sworn in during a ceremony before the
National Assembly (which gathers the Chamber of Deputies and the National
Senate) for a term to last from 16 August 2008 to 16 August 2012.
The President of the Republic is the head of government in the Dominican
Republic. The Dominican territory is divided into 31 provinces and a National
District (Santo Domingo). The President appoints a governor to each city. Each
city elects its city officers every four years.
The Dominican Constitution establishes that the President of the Republic is the
head of state and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces and Police Corps.
Government website:
Presidency
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