(Maybe off topic) Some people told me it is an obligation for Dominicans to vote, if you don't, next time when you want to renew your cedula they gonna make trouble.
Is this true?
(Maybe off topic) Some people told me it is an obligation for Dominicans to vote, if you don't, next time when you want to renew your cedula they gonna make trouble.
Is this true?
maybe you are right. i can still hope, no? :cheeky:
No, voting is a right in DR, not an obligation like for example in Belgium.
Felix bautista el Senador Mas votado en las elecciones congresionales 2016 con 71%.
Does it surprise anyone here (other than one certain poster who will remain nameless) that this record breaking win happens to be apart of one the countries largest theft/corruption scandals. IF this is the type of person who is revered by Dominicans, what chance does this country have?
And it doesn't help that a sitting president happens to be from the same province as his, and is running quite well, per official results.Expat ..Bautista has always been a hero in his area of San Juan ..hard to unseat him
My comment was based on this which is where my title topic came from.Is that your cheap shot of the day, or one of many to come?
First, I have no idea what the win percentage of Bautista is since OFFICIAL results are yet to be announced. Last I checked, in his province more than 36% of the vote still needed to be counted. If you already have access to the official results, post a link.
Second, even as a foreigner you should have known or found out that the President happens to be from the SAME province as Bautista. All over the world presidents tend to do better near their own hometown than elsewhere, and that often helps the entire ticket. In the DR and many countries "ticket splitting" is the exception rather than the rule.
Finally, while some serious accusations of corruption has been levied against this person he has not yet been convicted. Maybe his supporters are of the same "school" as those of certain woman running for president in certain country (her supporters seem unconcerned about a history of scandals).
Technically voting is mandatory. However, the current laws do not specify any fine or sanction of any kind for not voting.No, voting is a right in DR, not an obligation like for example in Belgium.
Technically voting is mandatory. However, the current laws do not specify any fine or sanction of any kind for not voting.
My comment was based on this which is where my title topic came from.
http://www.noticiero23.net/felix-ba...votado-en-las-elecciones-congresionales-2016/
Expat ..Bautista has always been a hero in his area of San Juan ..hard to unseat him
That makes sense! Kind of like the moto helmet laws and mannnnnnnyyyyyy other laws that are not enforced.
he's giving stuff all year round. great investment again. he must be giggling himself to sleep every night. he knows his people all too well.
What he gives away is peanuts compared to what 'first world' politicians give. The foreigners just call it 'welfare'. Maybe they also know their people too well, right? I guess 'their people' require a lot more money to be bought, right?
Yes because that makes it o.k right?