2008 – Page 217

Sociologist Rosario Espinal, Latin American studies professor at Temple University in Philadelphia, wrapped up her observations of Friday’s presidential election on Telesistema Channel 11’s electoral special last night. Interviewed by Juan Bolivar Diaz, Ana Mitila Lora, Rafael Toribio and Rafael Nunez, she called on the political parties to swap shortsightedness for a long-term vision of …

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With the election victory safe in the PLD corner, the Minister for Economy, Planning and Development, Temistocles Montas, has issued a call for “adjustments”, or what he called “fiscal discipline”. Another item on the Montas agenda is the creation of a national front to tackle the food and energy challenges facing the nation. Listin Diario …

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The Federation of Industrial Associations (FAI) said that it was a positive step on the part of the government to decide to draw up a plan to tackle the food crisis, the electricity crisis and the high cost of fuel products. According to an FAI press release, the position taken by minister Temistocles Montas is …

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The Dominican cardinal, Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez, has called on the people to come together to face the crises that are affecting the nation. Lopez Rodriguez gave his sermon at a Mass offered in thanksgiving by President Leonel Fernandez. Cardinal Lopez Rodriguez said “I call upon all of you, beginning with you Mr. President …

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DR1 will be sharing background on the Friday, 16 May presidential election with readers throughout Election Day. Coverage of the election throughout the day will be provided in the Government Forum. Readers are encouraged to participate, posting their observations of events on Election Day and into the election and after. A wrap-up on the election …

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A total of 5.7 million eligible voters, of a population of 9.7 million, and 154,797 are registered to vote abroad. There are 12,754 voting stations in the DR, located at 4,005 voting precincts in 154 municipalities nationwide, and at 321 in consulates abroad. Where the voters are located: 2,146,599 voters live in the north, for …

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The vote count in 10 of the 31 provinces will decide the 16 May election. Santo Domingo (19.71%), National District (13.08%), Santiago (11.2%), San Cristobal (5.5%), La Vega (4.6%), Duarte (San Francisco de Macoris – 3.66%), Puerto Plata (3.54%), San Pedro de Macoris (3.06%), Espaillat (Moca – 2.79%), San Juan de la Maguana (2.76%) are …

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Of the eligible voters in the presidential election in 2000, 24% did not go to vote. In 2004, 27% did not go to vote. Economist Bernardo Vega writing in Clave speculates that this year the rate of abstention will increase because the vote will primarily be cast “for the least bad” of the candidates, that …

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Partido de la Liberacion Dominicana (PLD): President Leonel Fernandez, a lawyer, was elected in 2004 with 57% of the vote, the highest percentage vote count in the past 12 elections, since 1962. The runner up, the PRD, received 33.65% and the PRSC received 8.65%. The first time he ran for office was when he was …

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Sociologist Ramon Tejada Holguin explains in Clave newspaper that corruption scandals have had little effect on the voting intention of Dominicans “because most feel that the parties have similar levels of corruption, and thus when deciding who to vote for, other factors will prevail. The PRD dedicated a large part of its presidential campaign to …

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