Most of the new city authorities at 158 municipalities in the country will be taking office on Friday, 24 April 2020 in virtual swearing-in ceremonies. Among the few exceptions, National District mayor-elect Carolina Mejía of the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) announced she would do so in person, yet only with her team and the press present at the ceremony.
As the outcome of the 15 March 2020 municipal election, there is a significant change in the political parties that control city governments and municipal districts. The PRM will now control 81 city governments of 158, including those of most populations, with the exception of Santiago (PLD) and La Romana (PRSC).
The ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) will control 65 city governments. The Social Christian Reformist Party (PRSC) will control seven, the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD), an ally of the ruling PLD, will control 3. The Social Institutional Block won one city government and the PPC another. This is a marked change from the 2016 election when the ruling PLD party had won 107 city governments, the PRM 30 and the PRSC 14.
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Central Electoral Board (JCE) municipal results
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N Digital
24 April 2020