According to the latest Greenberg-Diario Libre poll, corruption and insecurity are the weakest points in President Danilo Medina’s re-election bid in May 2016. The poll shows Medina in the lead with 55% to 34% for Luis Abinader. 85% of eligible voters told the pollsters that crime is up compared to 2015, 74% would like to see a debate between the presidential candidates, Dominicans are divided over migration issues with Haitians, and unemployment and corruption are the two leading concerns for voters. <\/p>\n
Diario Libre points out that this is the first time that corruption is a main concern. 37% of Dominicans said it was one of their main concerns, a considerable increase from 16% in the poll taken when Medina ran for the presidency in 2012. 81% of eligible voters say that corruption has worsened in the country. This perception is 9% higher than in the 2012 polls. 55% expressed disapproval for the Medina administration’s record on administrative corruption. 20% of the electorate believes that Medina is corrupt, compared to 12% who believe that his leading political rival Luis Abinader is corrupt. <\/p>\n
The main concerns for Dominicans are unemployment (39%), corruption (37%), crime (28%), drug trafficking and drugs (22%), cost of living (21%), health (21%), Haitian immigration (10%) and blackouts (6%). <\/p>\n
Diario Libre pollsters said that 25% of those polled said they were unemployed. <\/p>\n
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According to the latest Greenberg-Diario Libre poll, corruption and insecurity are the weakest points in President Danilo Medina’s re-election bid in May 2016. The poll shows Medina in the lead with 55% to 34% for Luis Abinader. 85% of eligible voters told the pollsters that crime is up compared to 2015, 74% would like to … <\/p>\n