According to a survey carried out by Penn, Schoen and Berland for Grupo SIN, at the present time, former President Leonel Fernandez of the PLD has the best chance of beating his PRD rival in the upcoming May 2016 presidential election. Other candidates are National District senator Reinaldo Pared Perez, Minister of Economy, Planning and Development Temistocles Montas and Minister of Tourism Francisco Javier Garcia.
As far as the PRD is concerned Hipolito Mejia and Luis Abinader are seen as much stronger candidates than Miguel Vargas Maldonado.
The study showed that Leonel Fernandez would beat Vargas Maldonado 51% to 26%, with 23% saying they would not vote. He would beat Hipolito Mejia by a reduced margin, 48% to 42% and Luis Abinader by 48% to 42% as well.
Reinaldo Pared would beat Vargas Maldonado by 49% to 29%, but it would be much closer against Hipolito Mejia (45% to 44%) and Abinader (46% to 44%). Francisco Javier Garcia would also beat Vargas Maldonado (49% to 31%) but would lose to Mejia and Abinader.
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