The polling company CID Latinoamérica reports that 51% of Dominicans polled say they are in favor of the reelection of President Danilo Medina. The company polled 1,195 eligible voters from 11-24 April 2019. Medina has an approval rating of 61%, according to the same poll.
The 2015 Constitutional bans Medina from running for President. Medina supporters are lobbying for a constitutional amendment to enable the President to seek a third consecutive term.
The Cid Latinoamérica poll reveals that if Medina were not the chosen candidate for the ruling PLD party, then Vice President Margarita Cedeño (former President Leonel Fernández’s wife) has the strongest backing for the candidacy. The poll says that Medina or Cedeño would defeat former President Leonel Fernandez in a PLD primary. As reported, 60% favor Medina being the candidate, compared to 27% that back Fernández being the candidate. The primary is scheduled for 6 October 2019.
Luis Abinader is singled out as the favorite to run for the leading opposition party, PRM.
According to the poll carried out by CID Latinoamérica, 56% of those polled say the country is on the right path under President Medina.
As of 23 April 2019, Cid Latinoamérica was not included in the list of companies that have applied to be recognized by the Central Electoral Board (JCE) to publish electoral and political results.
In March 2019, Asisa Research Group released findings of its 15-17 March 2019 poll, in which 73% of those polled rejected amending the 2015 Constitution to enable the second reelection of President Danilo Medina. 23% favored doing this. 4% did not respond to the question. The same poll indicated that 54% felt that the country was going in the wrong direction, with 42% saying it was going in the right direction and 6% did not answer.
Pending is the publication of the leading polls by Penn Schoen Berland, Gallup-Hoy, and Sigma Dos.
In an August 2018 poll, Penn Schoen revealed that the popularity of President Danilo Medina again dropped. It was then at 51%, down from 69% in October 2017 and 82% in January 2016.
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25 April 2019