A recent Centro Económico Cibao poll shows Luis Abinader of the PRM with a 43.6% electoral preference compared to Leonel Fernández of the ruling PLD party with 36.6%. The same poll shows that if the 2015 Constitution were changed to allow President Danilo Medina to win, he would tie with Luis Abinader. The poll was carried out 9 to 14 June 2018.
Abinader is gaining in voter preference, compared to Leonel Fernández, the eligible pre-candidate to beat in the ruling party. Abinader increased his positioning from 39.5% in the previous 11-14 May 2018 poll by the same company, to 43.6%. At the same time, Fernández’s popularity declined, from 36.6% to 39%.
Although the incumbent Danilo Medina is constitutionally impeded from running for the next election, he was included in the study that presented Abinader slightly outstripping him, 40.8% to 40.1%, with a decrease of Medina, 1.9%, and a slight rise of 0.7% for Abinader.
80.8% of those surveyed by the firm said change is needed. 74.8% of those polled said the country is headed in the wrong direction. This opinion had been had by 69.8% in the previous May poll.
For the poll, 1,500 persons eligible to vote were interviewed. The poll has a margin of error of plus/minus 2.5%.
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https://www.listindiario.com/la-republica/2018/06/28/521759/encuesta-arroja-que-abinader-aventaja-a-leonel-43-6-a-36-6-
28 June 2018
