DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

The Central Electoral Board’s plenary ruled this week that the ruling Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) and the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), will receive RD$504 million a year to fund political party activities. The total is the 80% of the RD$1.26 billion the government has budgeted for political party activities in 2021. Electoral law establishes that 80% of the budget should go to the political parties that receive 5% or more of the eligible vote in the elections. The JCE determined that only the PRM and the PLD reached this level of the vote. It is the first time that the majority vote is divided only among two political parties.

People’s (FP), the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD), the Social Christian Reformist Party (PRSC), Country Alliance (AlPais) and Dominicans for Change (DxC) will receive RD$30 million, for 12% of the economic contribution of the state to...