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Chip00
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I have a question about the Dominican government system.
When a person wins the Presidential general election, what does the party have to gain? Specifically, does the whole party win all of the seats in congress? Also, what appointments does he get to make?
Also, I understand their are seats in congress available - but is it every two or four years? What appointments do the congressman get to make?
If one party doesn't by law take all of the seats, does the election method of voting facilitate this by "encouraging" the voter to go for a straight ticket?
I'm trying to understand how the politicians can care so little about their political life - they seem to be unaffected by constituent's nor the press' displeasure with them. This appears to even be more of the case with the appointments as well. For example, when the PRD won in 2000 the appointee over the airports fired a whole lot of people, including my wife who was a nurse at the time and these people had to re-apply for their same job back after the new gov't. was established.
When a person wins the Presidential general election, what does the party have to gain? Specifically, does the whole party win all of the seats in congress? Also, what appointments does he get to make?
Also, I understand their are seats in congress available - but is it every two or four years? What appointments do the congressman get to make?
If one party doesn't by law take all of the seats, does the election method of voting facilitate this by "encouraging" the voter to go for a straight ticket?
I'm trying to understand how the politicians can care so little about their political life - they seem to be unaffected by constituent's nor the press' displeasure with them. This appears to even be more of the case with the appointments as well. For example, when the PRD won in 2000 the appointee over the airports fired a whole lot of people, including my wife who was a nurse at the time and these people had to re-apply for their same job back after the new gov't. was established.