2012 – Page 208

The PLD and its allies with Danilo Medina as candidate won in the National District and in 16 provinces, while the PRD and its allies and candidate Hipolito Mejia won in 15 provinces. The final bulletin (No. 11) issued at 10:18pm on Monday, 21 May 2012, establishes that with all 14,470 polling stations reported, the …

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Civic movement Citizen Participation reports that their parallel vote count coincides with the official count of the Central Electoral Board. There is only a 0.29% and 0.01% difference in the count. The official vote count was 51.21% Danilo Medina to 46.95%, Hipolito Mejia. PC says that their count showed that Guillermo Moreno received 1.46% (1.37%), …

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Of 328,649 Dominicans registered to vote abroad, 129,359 actually did in the three circumscriptions, as reported in El Dia. These were No. 1 (Canada, United States with the exception of Miami), No. 2 (Miami, Panama, Venezuela, Curacao, Aruba and the Virgin Islands), and No. 3 (Europe). Dominican expats voted to elect for the PRD Jose …

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Never have so many polls been contracted, including the largest number of foreign polling companies. With the final results of 51.21% Danilo Medina, to 46.95% Hipolito Mejia now released by the Central Electoral Board (JCE), the polls that were closest to the actual results were those hired by media companies. These were: Penn Schoen (18-22 …

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With the purpose of contributing to the strengthening of the election and democratic processes in the country, the Organization of American States (OAS) international observers team has made several recommendations to the Central Electoral Board (JCE), which include establishing clear limits on the electoral-political campaigning period and controlling finance and expenditure throughout the process. They …

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The Socialist International announced yesterday, Monday, 21 May, that in their view the Central Electoral Board (JCE) was not all that impartial in the elections, and called on them to clear up some of the complaints of irregularities. During a press conference held at the Jose Francisco Pena Gomez School of Political Training, Luis Ayala, …

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The quarterly report from the Ministry of Hacienda indicates that the total public debt, without including the financial sector, was US$17 billion, which represents about 30.9% of the nation’s GDP. Over 70% of the debt (US$12.35 billion) is external while the internal debt is slightly over 28% or US$4 billion plus. Listin Diario says that …

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In San Juan, Puerto Rico, Drug Enforcement Administration officials noted that increased police pressure in the north of Mexico is forcing the Colombian drug cartels to ship their product using alternative routes, with Puerto Rico becoming one of the principal gateways into the United States. Pedro Janer, acting special agent in charge of the Caribbean …

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National District prosecutor Yeni Berenice Reynoso has ordered the release of Jose Angel Gomez, son of TV journalist Guillermo Gomez, who was arrested due to his links with two people suspected of meddling with the online network of the Central Electoral Board (JCE). Reynoso said that his release does not mean the investigation into the …

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The girlfriend of the main suspect in the murder of Colombian Maribel Buritica, 34, in Punta Cana was arrested yesterday, accused of being an accomplice in the case. Catherin Matas Morales, 20, is accused along with David Joel Toribio (Big Papi), 32, of the murder on 4 May. Toribio reportedly told the Police that they …

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