The April 2019 Gallup-Poll revealed that 51% of the Dominican people approve of the government of President Danilo Medina, but two-thirds of the population oppose him running for a third term. To do so, Medina would have to amend the Constitution. 68% of voters reject amending the Constitution to enable Medina to run again.
58% of the voters surveyed by Gallup-Hoy said they would prefer a different political party to win the 2020 general election. Despite the influential political patronage, only 35% expressed their preference for the PLD to stay in power.
Likewise, the poll revealed that while the ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) continues to be the most popular political party, with 39% of preferences, followed by the PRM with 22%. But 24% of the population say they do not follow any political party. The PLD has been in power from 1996-2000, 2004-2008, 2008-2012, and 2012-2016.
Likewise, the poll revealed that if the election were held on the day of the poll, 38% would vote for the PLD, 25% for the PRM and 18% is undecided.
The Gallup poll was undertaken from 25-29 April 2019 with 1,200 participants, and a margin of error of +/- 2.8%.
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