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 Fernández. 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.
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.
The Central Electoral Board has announced the new senators. They are listed here in order of their population:
National District: Faride Raful (PRM)
Santo Domingo province: Antonio Taveras (PRM)
Santiago: Eduardo Estrella (DxC)
San Cristobal: Franklin Rodríguez (FP)
La Vega: Ramón Rogelio Genao (PRSC)
Puerto Plata: Ginnette Bournigal (PRM)
San Pedro de Macoris: Franklin Peña (PLD)
Duarte: Franklin Romero (PRM)
La Altagracia: Virgilio Cedano (FP)
La Romana: Iván Silva (PRM)
San Juan de la Maguana: Felix Bautista (PLD)
Espaillat: Carlos Gómez (PRM)
Azua: Lía Ynocencia Díaz (PRM)
Barahona: José del Castillo Saviñón (PLD)
Monte Plata: Lenin Valdez López (PRM)
Peravia: Milcíaces Franjul (PRM)
Monseñor Nouel: Hector Acosta (PRM)
Valverde: Edilberto Nolasco (PRM)
Sánchez Ramírez: Ricardo de los Santos (PRM)
María Trinidad Sánchez: Alexis Victorio Yeb (PRM)
Montecristi: Moreno Arias (PRM)
Samaná: Pedro Catrain (PRM)
Baoruco: Melania Salvador (PRM)
Hermanas Mirabal: Bautista Rojas Gómez (FP)
El Seibo: Santiago Zorrilla (PRM)
Hato Mayor: Venerado Castillo (PRM)
Dajabón: David Rafael Sosa (FP)
Elías Piña: Iván Lorenzo (PLD)
San Jose de Ocoa: José Antonio Castillo (FP)
Santiago Rodríguez: Antonio Marte (PRSC)
Independencia: Valentín Medrano Pérez (PLD)
Pedernales: Dionis Sánchez (PLD)
The elections decided by less than 2% of the vote were:
Elías Piña: Iván Lorenzo (PLD)
Montecristi: Ramón Pimentel Gómez (PRM)
Samaná: Pedro Catrain (PRM)
San José de Ocoa: José Antonio Castillo (BIS)
San Pedro de Macoris: Dr. Franklin Peña (PLD)
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Diario Libre
9 July 2020