A second phase municipal vote will be held on 8 April 2018 to give the opportunity to PRM registered voters to cast their vote for their municipal and municipal district party leaders.
Likewise, votes will take place on 8 April in 38 communities affected by logistical problems regarding the Sunday, 19 March 2018 vote for the key positions of president, vice presidents and secretary general of the PRM. Among these are communities in New York and Pennsylvania, USA.
With around 52.24% of the vote counted for the Sunday election, 76.6% had voted for Puerto Plata senator Jose Ignacio Paliza, and 69.38% for Carolina Mejía, former PRM vice presidential candidate. Both Paliza and Mejía had the support of at present most influential party leaders, Luis Abinader and former President Hipólito Mejía.
A new date now needs to be announced for the delegates’ election of the party.
The election was held with a closed PRM voting list accepted by the Central Electoral Board (JCE).
Read more in Spanish:
Diario Libre
El Nacional
22 March 2018
