The Central Electoral Board (JCE) announced it was resubmitting for the fifth time the Political Parties Bill and Electoral Bill to the National Congress. The bill expired when presented in 2011, 2013, 2014, and 2017. The bills provide additional checks and controls on political spending and establish new regulations for political party and election organizations. The ruling PLD party is majority in Congress.
The JCE also announced that the recognized political organizations would receive RD$1.26 billion from the state this year. 80% of the funds, or RD$252 million each, will be received by the political parties that received 5% of the vote in the 2016 election. These were the ruling Partido de la Liberacion Dominicana (PLD), its ally the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano (PRD), the Partido Revolucionario Moderno (PRM), and the Partido Reformista Social Cristiano (PRSC).
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JCE
8 February 2018
