Does anyone read the DR1 home page?
Vacation time?
President Hipolito Mejia has declared a national holiday from noon Wednesday, 15 May, through the evening of Friday, 17 May. This is the first time that the government has given two-and-a-half days off for an election. In the past, only 16 May, the actual voting date, had been an official holiday.
The stated reason is to give voters time to travel to their hometowns in the interior to vote. On the other hand, the creation of an extra long weekend might contribute to voter abstinence due to people treating it as an excuse to leave town for a vacation.
I'd love to say it's because I arrive in DR on the 15th after 20 years of absence that this has been put in place but..well, we'll just let me dream.
Enjoy!!!