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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) extended the deadline for political alliances for the congressional and presidential alliances from 17 February, the day after the municipal election, to 19 February. This gives the political parties time to make adjustments after the Sunday, 16 February election. The municipal elections will have an impact. The question is, how …

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) has on its agenda deciding whether Luis José Ramfis Rafael Domínguez-Trujillo, also known as Ramfis Domínguez Trujillo, will be accepted to run in the May 2020 presidential elections. As reported in El Dia, Dominguez Trujillo, who is a grandchild of former Dictator Rafael Leonidas Trujillo, was officially registered last week …

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The head of the Organization of American States (OAS) observer mission, former President of Chile Eduardo Frei, said Wednesday, 12 February 20, that he hoped the municipal elections would be held in a climate of “peace and tranquility”. After holding a meeting of more than an hour with the Central Electoral Board (JCE) judges and …

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Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas Maldonado said on Wednesday, 12 February 2020, that the five Dominican students who are in Wuhan, China, the city where the coronavirus (COVID-19) reportedly got its start, will be flown on Friday, 14 February to Ukraine in Eastern Europe. The Superior Education Minister Alejandrina German had said there are 21 Dominican …

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Public Health Minister Rafael Sánchez Cárdenas urges people take special care with hygiene practices to avoid catching the flu. The Ministry of Public Health has confirmed it has more than 125,571 reported cases of AH1N1, H3N2 and influenza B. Sánchez Cárdenas said that the seasonal influenza should not be neglected. “Here in the Dominican Republic, …

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The Ministry of Agriculture announced the annual Agropecuarian Fair will take place 13-22 March 2020. The popular event will again take place on the grounds of the Feria Ganadera on the Malecón in Santo Domingo. The Ministry of Agriculture and the Patronato Nacional de Ganaderos, the leading cattle-ranching national organization, are the organizers of the …

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In the 16 February 2020 municipal elections, depending on the municipality, the vote can be using printed ballots or automated voting machines. In a presentation to the press on 11 February 2020, the Central Electoral Board (JCE) shared details on the improvements made to the automated vote model. The new features were incorporated after receiving …

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Several voting stations are located at the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD) campuses nationwide. The UASD announces that as of noon on Friday, 14 February, classes are suspended classes to prepare for the elections. The election is scheduled for Sunday, 16 February 2020. Classes will resume Monday, 17 February at 6 am. The UASD …

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The Dominican Institute of Civil Aviation (IDAC) announced a ban on the use and operation of remotely piloted aircraft (RPAS or drones) on 16 February (municipal election day) and 17 May 2020 (congressional and presidential election day) nationwide from 6am to 6pm. Alejandro Herrera, general director of IDAC, signed aresolution to that effect. The resolution …

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The judges of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) declared themselves incompetent to hear the legal complaint filed by the Frente Amplio political party against President Danilo Medina and Iris Guaba, director of the Social Plan agency. The judges say the case is not about a conflict between political parties, but rather affects government officers and …

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