Re: Too much...
Because either presidential and congressional/municipal elections are held every two years now, the political passions have been diluted considerably. 99% of the time, political campaigning is more like a carnival, but as we reported, there have been incidents, like the two dead on Saturday. Our coverage was conservative as there is a lot of hearsay of what happened. We are waiting for the results of the investigation.
The political activities have not stopped Dominicans from going about normal activities. Last weekend was in Jarabacoa, a popular mountain resort area, with my family, and it was packed with vacationers. We saw only one caravan, and hardly any campaigning going on.
Regarding the strikes, there was a transport strike announced which was averted when the government gave in to union demands, and the organizers knew they had no popular support. Note that most strikes are called by union organizers that seek to individually benefit, not the collective good.
Note the campaign grand finales will take place the weekend of the election and will be centered in Santo Domingo and Santiago, the two largest cities that concentrate 40% of the vote.
The campaign finales take place away from areas normally frequented by visitors. If it weren't for the many signs of Hip?lito, Danilo and Balaguer on city roads, tourists staying in resort areas would hardly notice there is a presidential campaign going on.
Because either presidential and congressional/municipal elections are held every two years now, the political passions have been diluted considerably. 99% of the time, political campaigning is more like a carnival, but as we reported, there have been incidents, like the two dead on Saturday. Our coverage was conservative as there is a lot of hearsay of what happened. We are waiting for the results of the investigation.
The political activities have not stopped Dominicans from going about normal activities. Last weekend was in Jarabacoa, a popular mountain resort area, with my family, and it was packed with vacationers. We saw only one caravan, and hardly any campaigning going on.
Regarding the strikes, there was a transport strike announced which was averted when the government gave in to union demands, and the organizers knew they had no popular support. Note that most strikes are called by union organizers that seek to individually benefit, not the collective good.
Note the campaign grand finales will take place the weekend of the election and will be centered in Santo Domingo and Santiago, the two largest cities that concentrate 40% of the vote.
The campaign finales take place away from areas normally frequented by visitors. If it weren't for the many signs of Hip?lito, Danilo and Balaguer on city roads, tourists staying in resort areas would hardly notice there is a presidential campaign going on.