{"id":124466,"date":"2019-03-27T13:49:45","date_gmt":"2019-03-27T13:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dr1.do\/?p=124466"},"modified":"2019-03-28T11:59:57","modified_gmt":"2019-03-28T11:59:57","slug":"poll-shows-fernandez-in-the-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/2019\/03\/27\/poll-shows-fernandez-in-the-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll shows Fernandez in the lead"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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ASISA Research Group released findings of a March poll on Tuesday 26 March that shows that former President Leonel Fern\u00e1ndez of the PLD leads in popularity with 47% acceptance, followed by Luis Abinader, from the Revolutionary Modern Party (PRM), who would garner 39% if the elections scheduled for May 2020 were held on the day of the survey. Of the 1, 205 respondents who were polled between 15 and 17 March 2019, 6% said they would not vote for any candidate and 5% abstained from answering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The question they were asked was open: they were simply asked which candidate they would vote for, without being given a list. In the case of the PRM, among those who said they were party members, Abinader was the favorite with 79%, followed by former President Hip\u00f3lito Mej\u00eda with 15%, his daughter Carolina Mej\u00eda with 4%, and National District Mayor David Collado with 2%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those who said they would vote in the PLD primaries, 56% said they would vote, another 20% said probably not but maybe yes, and 24% said they would not vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of those who said they would vote in the 6 October 2019 primaries, 36% said they would vote for Leonel Fern\u00e1ndez, 29% for President Danilo Medina, 14% for Vice President Margarita Cede\u00f1o, and 2% for Santiago Mayor Abel Mart\u00ednez. Other PLD pre-candidates, senate president Reynaldo Pared P\u00e9rez, former Environment Minister Francisco Dom\u00ednguez Brito, former Education Minister Andr\u00e9s Navarro, former Economy Minister Tem\u00edstocles Montas, and former Interior & Police Minister Carlos Amarante Baret, each had 1%. 22% did not respond to pollsters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking at other issues, 54% felt that the country was going in the wrong direction, with 42% saying it was going in the right direction and 6% did not answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Corruption was seen as the main problem in the country with 36%, followed by citizen safety 17%, unemployment 12%, high prices for essential products 5%, and control of Haitian immigration with 5%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When it comes to the current government, 44% approved and 54% did not. The most negative perception came from Greater Santo Domingo, with 59% disapproval and the East with 57%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Medina was seen as positive by 56%. The most positive acts by the current government were seen as education with 59%, 911 system with 18%, surprise visits 9%, and new construction works 5%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The negative aspects were seen as corruption within the government with 26%, following by inefficient officials staying being kept in their posts with 20%, lack of control of the cost of the consumer family basket with 13%, out of control crime with 10%, and immigration policy 9%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

73% of those polled rejected that the 2015 Constitution be amended to enable the second reelection of President Danilo Medina. 23% favored doing this. 4% did not respond to the question. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The poll has a plus\/minus 3% margin of error. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more in Spanish:
Asisa Research<\/a>
Diario Libre<\/a>
El Caribe<\/a>
Listin Diario<\/a>
Hoy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

27 March 2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ASISA Research Group released findings of a March poll on Tuesday 26 March that shows that former President Leonel Fern\u00e1ndez of the PLD leads in popularity with 47% acceptance, followed by Luis Abinader, from the Revolutionary Modern Party (PRM), who would garner 39% if the elections scheduled for May 2020 were held on the day … <\/p>\n

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