The Central Electoral Board (JCE) announced the distributing in 2017 of RD$805 million to political parties as approved by the plenary of the JCE on 21 March 2017. The Electoral Law establishes that 80% of the total or RD$644 million will be paid in equal parts to the political parties that received more than 5% of the valid votes cast in the 2016 general election. These are the PLD, PRM, PRSC and the PRD.
The remaining 20% or RD$161 million will be distributed: RD$96 million, or 12%, in equal parts to political parties that obtained less than 5% of the valid votes in the past election; political parties and political movements that maintained their recognized status and newly recognized political parties or movements.
Another RD$64 million, or 8% will be distributed in the proportion of valid votes obtained by each of the political parties that received less than 5% of the valid votes in the 2016 election.
The JCE validated that the total of votes cast in the presidential, legislative and municipal be used to determine the standing of the political parties (Resolution 02-17).
22 March 2017
