{"id":226372,"date":"2024-11-06T08:02:59","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T12:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/?p=226372"},"modified":"2024-11-06T11:18:06","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T15:18:06","slug":"us-presidential-election-is-main-story-in-dr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/2024\/11\/06\/us-presidential-election-is-main-story-in-dr\/","title":{"rendered":"US presidential election is main story in DR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Leading news outfits in the Dominican Republic are dedicating their primetime news spaces to cover the US presidential election as the vote tallies started to come in on Tuesday, 5 November 2024. The nuances and differences with the Dominican election system are explained, especially the importance of the electoral votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CDN on Channel 37 Noticias SIN on Channel 9, Esta Noche con Mariasela on Channel 9, were among the televised news programs with special editions with local experts discussing the topic for Dominican audiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The special coverage of the race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump is expected to continue on Wednesday and Thursday as the votes are counted, with the attention primarily on the so-called swing states \u2013 Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia, Arizona, Wisconsin, Michigan and Nevada. As of Wednesday morning, former President Donald Trump had won the North Carolina and AP had called key state Pennsylvania for Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Around one million Dominicans are eligible voters in the United States. Moreso, the US is the Dominican Republic\u2019s main trading partner and main source of tourism, foreign investment and remittances. New York is the country\u2019s second-largest city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Leading news outfits in the Dominican Republic are dedicating their primetime news spaces to cover the US presidential election as the vote tallies started to come in on Tuesday, 5 November 2024. The nuances and differences with the Dominican election system are explained, especially the importance of the electoral votes. CDN on Channel 37 Noticias … <\/p>\n

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