The Diario Libre-Gallup poll released today provides corroboration to the likelihood of former President Leonel Fernandez wining the 2004 presidential election in a first go. According to the most recent poll, conducted from 14-18 April, 54.8% of eligible voters asked if the election were held on that date who they would vote for said they would support the PLD candidate. President Hipolito Mejia follows with 27.1% of the hypothetical vote, and the PRSC Eduardo Estrella would receive 14.4%. Voters who say they are undecided accounted for 2.7%.
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Two months ago, during the company?s 18-22 February poll, Fernandez had received 63.1% of the vote, 14.9% went to Eduardo Estrella and 14.6% to President Mejia. At the time, neither the PRD nor the PLD had announced their Vice-Presidential candidates.
Other results of independent polls held this year regarding the election are:
23-31 March: CID, the Central American polling organization affiliated with Gallup, released its findings, whereby Fernandez would receive 50% of the vote, Mejia would receive 23% and Estrella would receive 19%.
20-23 March: A Hamilton Beattie & Staff-Hoy March poll showed PLD candidate Leonel Fernandez winning in a first round, albeit with a much lesser lead than predicted by Penn Schoen and Gallup polls carried out in January and February, respectively. The Hamilton poll showed Fernandez winning with 52%, followed by Hipolito Mejia (PRD) with 25% and Eduardo Estrella (PRSC) with 17%. The Hamilton poll was conducted after Fernandez and Mejia had chosen their VP candidates.
17-24 March: The Penn, Schoen & Berland polling company carried out from 17-24 March showed that 63% of those questioned would support former President Leonel Fernandez, followed by President Hipolito Mejia (PRD) with 19% and Eduardo Estrella (PRSC) with 16% of the vote.