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As was expected, the membership of the former ruling Dominican Liberation Party(PLD) voted to re-elect former President Danilo Medina to preside that organization for the next four years. The re-election comes at a time when several within the party have been urging for renovation. Medina has been the strongman in the party since he split with former party president and former President Leonel Fernandez over the candidacy for the party in the 2020 presidential elections. Fernandez would split and form his Fuerza del Pueblo, that in the 2024 elections moved up to second place in voter preference.
The PLD went from being the leading political force in the country, winning the elections in 1996-2000, 2004-2008, 2008-2012, 2012-2016 and 2016-2020, to the country’s third place in the 2024 general elections. The PLD received 1.8 million votes compared to 2.7 million of...
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