Constitution was last amended in 1994
The constitution was last amended on August 14, 1994, after blatant fraud used in the elections of that same year to return Balaguer to office. Part of the bargain struck, under international pressure, was to have Balaguer's term shortened to 2 years and the constitution (or Magna Carta as the Dominicans like to refer to it) amended to prevent any president from serving for more than one term. The constitutional change, ironically enough, was insisted on by Mejia's own party, the PRD, and its standard-bearer, Pe?a Gomez. And the PRD repeatedly opposed any amendment for re-election when Leonel was in office, saying that the one-term rule was a good idea and sacrosant. But Hipo's men changed their tunes as soon as he was elected, and starting talking about amending the constitution to permit re-election even before Hipo took the oath of office! So you see how much "principle" matters to these guys! Regards,
Keith