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The Plenary of the Central Electoral Board (JCE), headed by its president, Julio César Castaños Guzmán called the Extraordinary Municipal Elections to be held on Sunday, 15 March 2020. This time around, physical ballots will be used in all the polling places. For the election, the candidates and their proposals will be the same. The …

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The Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) requested today the mediation of the observer mission of the Organization of American States (OAS) to contribute “to the only way out of the institutional crisis in the country, which is the holding of elections with manual voting, as soon as possible, and in ideal conditions of credibility. The PRM …

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The Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (OAS) said it has been asked by several political sectors to remain in the country until the municipal elections, now set for 15 March 2020. In a formal statement, the OAS mission backed the decision to hold the new election. The OAS says that the …

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In a statement on Monday, 17 February 2020 after the suspension of the 16 February 2020 municipal election, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) said it would continue to provide assistance as requested. The IFES explained that on the evening of 15 February 2020, political party representatives informed IFES that some automated voting ballots …

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The Electoral Observatory of the Permanent Conference of Political Parties of Latin America and the Caribbean (Copppal) is offering their cooperation to ensure the transparency of elections in the Dominican Republic. The Latin American organization expressed its concern about the electoral crisis in the Dominican Republic, following the suspension of the municipal electoral process on …

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The world press has carried the story of the suspension of the municipal elections in the Dominican Republic. The news stories report the cause as an electronic glitch. In a meeting with the political delegates of the participating political parties, the president of the Central Electoral Board, Julio Castaños Guzmán had attributed the collapse of …

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The president of the Central Electoral Board (JCE), in a closed door meeting with the delegates of political parties participating in the municipal elections attributed the collapse of the automated voting system to not implementing quality controls. The statement was made on Sunday, 16 February 2020, before the suspension of the municipal election. Civic society, …

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The National Police announced Colonel Ramon A. Guzmán Peralta, the high ranking police officer assigned to the security of presidential candidate Luis Abinader of the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) was arrested on charges of alleged money laundering, association of criminals and arms trafficking, among other charges brought by the prosecutors investigating the case. The newspaper …

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Speaking on the Gobierno de la Mañana radio talk show on Z101FM, Juan Temístocles Montás, acting president of the ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), said that the ruling political party has the capacity to closely monitor all voting stations. “We have a system in the PLD that allows us to know what is happening at …

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Dominicans in Madrid can now request documents online. As part of the República Digital program, the Medina administration announced birth certificates and other documents can be requested by accessing the Madrid Consulate or the República Digital government website. Online payment is now allowed for the documents. Likewise, European citizens can apply online for visas to …

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