2010 – Page 209

According to preliminary results in the Bulletin 13, the Central Electoral Board (JCE) reports the 178 deputy seats and the national deputy seats are divided as follows: 105 to the PLD (including 3 national deputies), 75 to the PRD (including 2 national deputies), and 3 to the PRSC. The PLD was assigned 10 representatives in …

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Work has begun at the Chamber of Deputies to accommodate 5 new deputies, bringing the total for the 16 August legislature to 183. 12 new seats will be installed, taking into consideration the fact that 2010 Constitution also calls for the election of 7 overseas deputies who will be elected in the 2012 presidential election. …

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The runner-up in the Miss Universe 2009 contest, Miss DR Ada Aimee de la Cruz has been elected to the post of deputy mayor in the Santo Domingo North municipality. She campaigned alongside Francisco Fernandez, on the PRD ticket. She announced she was resigning her role as first finalist in the Miss Universe pageant on …

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In an article in yesterday’s Hoy, economist and political analyst Bernardo Vega commented that the votes for the veteran, formidable Reformist Party (PRSC) are now shared between the PLD and the PRD. “From a tripartite to a bipartite system. That is the big change.” Taking the number of voters who chose a particular party, he …

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The ruling PLD and allies received 1,638,173 votes (54%) for legislators, and the PRD and allies received 1,267,566 votes (42%). The PRSC received 48,032 votes (2%), according to Bulletin 12 of the JCE that takes into account 90% of polling stations. Without the alliances, the PLD would have received 42% of the vote and the …

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In the 2010 election, preliminary results as of Bulletin 13 show the PLD has obtained 31 seats in the Senate, 105 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 92 mayor posts. The PRD obtained 75 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 57 mayor posts. The PRSC obtained 1 senate seat and 4 mayor posts. …

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Political analysts are divided on whether President Leonel Fernandez will use the PLD majority in the Congress to change the Constitution again to allow him to run for President in 2012. Clave newspaper’s 20 May issue focuses on some of the opinions on the issue. Sociologist Rosario Espinal believes he won’t. “A change in the …

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Economist Apolinar Veloz doubts the government will reduce public spending now that it has won the mid-term election. He expects the government deficit to continue to increase, as reported in Hoy. He said that to finance the political campaign, the government took on US$1.35 billion in debt, by placing domestic and sovereign bonds, and sold …

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Writing in today’s Diario Libre, Amanda Castillo Levison complains about a practice that is becoming increasingly common in the DR – men urinating on the streets and roadsides, often in full public view. She points out that the Dominican Penal Code defines this as sexual aggression: “the exposure of genitals, carried out at the sight …

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The Santo Domingo Malecon is a contender to be chosen among the 7 treasures of the city of Santo Domingo’s cultural heritage. Roberto Henriquez, president of the Santo Domingo Hotels Association, sees this as an opportunity to focus much-needed attention on the Malecon, and motivate its urban renewal. The Malecon is a 14-km boulevard along …

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