{"id":143698,"date":"2020-07-09T08:56:16","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T12:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/wordpress\/?p=143698"},"modified":"2020-07-09T10:46:28","modified_gmt":"2020-07-09T14:46:28","slug":"the-senators-for-the-dominican-republic-2020-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/2020\/07\/09\/the-senators-for-the-dominican-republic-2020-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"The new senators for the Dominican Republic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Parties that are in the opposition today will become the majority in the Senate come 16 August 2020, ousting the deciding power of the ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) over the past 16 years. The Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) candidates won the majority in the Senate with 18 seats to the six of the PLD, and five of the People’s Force (FP) of former President Leonel Fern\u00e1ndez. The Social Christian Reformist Party (PRSC) obtained two seats and two minority parties, Dominicans for Change (DxC) and Social Democrat Institutional Bloc (BIS), gained one seat each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the 2020-2024 election, the PRM had reached alliances with the FP, PRSC, DxC and BIS, and it is expected there will be collaboration among these senators in the new Congress to pass important reforms, including that of the Constitution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Central Electoral Board has announced the new senators. They are listed here in order of their population:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

National District: Faride Raful (PRM)
Santo Domingo province: Antonio Taveras (PRM)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Santiago: Eduardo Estrella (DxC)
San Cristobal: Franklin Rodr\u00edguez (FP)
La Vega: Ram\u00f3n Rogelio Genao (PRSC)
Puerto Plata: Ginnette Bournigal (PRM)
San Pedro de Macoris: Franklin Pe\u00f1a (PLD)
Duarte: Franklin Romero (PRM)
La Altagracia: Virgilio Cedano (FP)
La Romana: Iv\u00e1n Silva (PRM)
San Juan de la Maguana: Felix Bautista (PLD)
Espaillat: Carlos G\u00f3mez (PRM)
Azua: L\u00eda Ynocencia D\u00edaz (PRM)
Barahona: Jos\u00e9 del Castillo Savi\u00f1\u00f3n (PLD)
Monte Plata: Lenin Valdez L\u00f3pez (PRM)
Peravia: Milc\u00edaces Franjul (PRM)
Monse\u00f1or Nouel: Hector Acosta (PRM)
Valverde: Edilberto Nolasco (PRM)
S\u00e1nchez Ram\u00edrez: Ricardo de los Santos (PRM)
Mar\u00eda Trinidad S\u00e1nchez: Alexis Victorio Yeb (PRM)
Montecristi: Moreno Arias (PRM)
Saman\u00e1: Pedro Catrain (PRM)
Baoruco: Melania Salvador (PRM)
Hermanas Mirabal: Bautista Rojas G\u00f3mez (FP)
El Seibo: Santiago Zorrilla (PRM)
Hato Mayor: Venerado Castillo (PRM)
Dajab\u00f3n: David Rafael Sosa (FP)
El\u00edas Pi\u00f1a: Iv\u00e1n Lorenzo (PLD)
San Jose de Ocoa: Jos\u00e9 Antonio Castillo (FP)
Santiago Rodr\u00edguez: Antonio Marte (PRSC)
Independencia: Valent\u00edn Medrano P\u00e9rez (PLD)
Pedernales: Dionis S\u00e1nchez (PLD)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The elections decided by less than 2% of the vote were:
El\u00edas Pi\u00f1a: Iv\u00e1n Lorenzo (PLD)
Montecristi: Ram\u00f3n Pimentel G\u00f3mez (PRM)
Saman\u00e1: Pedro Catrain (PRM)
San Jos\u00e9 de Ocoa: Jos\u00e9 Antonio Castillo (BIS)
San Pedro de Macoris: Dr. Franklin Pe\u00f1a (PLD)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more in Spanish:
N Digital<\/a>
N Digital<\/a>
Diario Libre<\/a>
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9 July 2020<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Parties that are in the opposition today will become the majority in the Senate come 16 August 2020, ousting the deciding power of the ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) over the past 16 years. The Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) candidates won the majority in the Senate with 18 seats to the six of the PLD, … <\/p>\n

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