2022News

President Abinader announces his 16 August address will be from Santiago

President Luis Abinader again breaks with tradition. For the mark of his two years in government, President Abinader will address the country on 16 August at 7pm from the city of Santiago. The speech traditionally assesses the advances made and the challenges ahead. In the past, Dominican presidents had spoken from the National Congress. The …

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Fuerza del Pueblo chooses their speakers in Congress, Congress spends more than RD$8 billion in past term

The Fuerza del Pueblo announced Dionis Sánchez would be the speaker for the People’s Force in the Senate and Omar Fernandez, would be the speaker in the Chamber of Deputies. The People’s Force is the party that three-time President Leonel Fernandez founded to run for President in the 2020 presidential election. At the time, he …

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Ministry of Public Administration submits proposal to legalize mega wages in government

To address concerns regarding high wages in government, with around 80 government officers receiving wages far above those of President Luis Abinader, the Ministry of Public Administration announced the submitting of a draft bill on the high wages. The Ministry of Public Administration sent the proposed bill to the Legal Advisor of the Presidency for …

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Candido Mercedes: Popularity of Luis Abinader at 70%; PRM as a party hovers around 50%

Sociologist and political analyst Candido Mercedes told Acento TV that at the halfway point of his administration, President Luis Abinader has a high approval rating, around 70%, according to the Latin American Presidents Approval Index. Mercedes says that credible polls reveal that the President’s popularity is 20 percentage points above that of the ruling Modern …

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