2012 Dominican Republic presidential election

none September 2020 2012 Dominican presidential election Dominican Republic presidential 2008 Dominican Republic presidential election 2008 2012 05 20 y 2016 Dominican Republic general election 2016 70.23% ( 1.13pp) Danilo Medina2.jpg Danilo Medina Dominican Liberation Party Margarita Cedeño 2,323,150 51.21% Hipolito mejia (cropped).jpg Hipólito Mejía Dominican Revolutionary Party Luis Abinader 2,129,997 46.95% Map Electoral Dominican Republic (2012).svg Results by province President Leonel Fernández Dominican Liberation Party President-elect Danilo Medina Dominican Liberation Party Presidential elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 20 May 2012.http://www.enterao.com/19/08/2011/%C2%BFpor-que-las-elecciones-seran-el-20-de-mayo-en-el-2012/ ¿Por qué las elecciones serán el 20 de mayo en el 2012? 22 April 2012 19 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20121024104333/http://www.enterao.com/19/08/2011/%c2%bfpor-que-las-elecciones-seran-el-20-de-mayo-en-el-2012/ 24 October 2012 dead They were the fifth quadrennial elections for the presidency and vice-presidency since 1998, when a change in the electoral law separated the presidential from the congressional and municipal elections.http://www.senado.gov.do/masterlex/MLX/docs/1C/2/11/18/A12.htm ANTE PROYECTO DE LEY 22 April 2012 Senado Dominicano As specified in the new constitution ratified in January 2010, the presidential elections of 2012 coincided with the election of Overseas Deputies in Dominican expatriate communities.http://www.opd.org.do/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=592 Dominicanos en el exterior: de la participación a la representatividad 22 April 2012 Since 1974 parliamentary and presidential elections had taken place on 16 May every other year. However, the constitutional reform of 2009 stipulated in article 209 that the elections would be held on 20 May 2012 to avoid their falling on a work day. Candidates for the presidency competed for the highest number of votes, with the leader needing more than 50% of valid ballots to avoid a second round.http://www.listindiario.com/la-republica/2012/1/15/218264/Arrecia-luchapor-los-votos Arrecia lucha por los votos 22 April 2012 16 January 2012 17 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120117195839/http://www.listindiario.com/la-republica/2012/1/15/218264/Arrecia-luchapor-los-votos dead Danilo Medina of the ruling Dominican Liberation Party was elected president with a majority of votes in the first ballot. This was the first election to involve participation by Dominican citizens abroad. In addition to voting for the president and vice-president, Dominican expatriates participated in by-elections for seven new seats (within three overseas constituencies) in the Chamber of Deputies. http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2011/2/11/38573/Dominicans-can-now-vote-abroad Dominicans can now vote abroad 11 February 2011 Dominican Today 20 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20110224051915/http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2011/2/11/38573/Dominicans-can-now-vote-abroad 24 February 2011 dead Background In 2008 Leonel Fernández of the Dominican Liberation Party defeated candidates Miguel Vargas Maldonado of the Dominican Revolutionary Party; Amable Aristy Castro of the Social Christian Reformist Party; Eduardo Estrella of the Revolutionary Social Democratic Party; Trajano Santana of the Independent Revolutionary Party; Guillermo Moreno of the Movement for Independence, Unity and Change; and Pedro de Jesús Candelier of the Popular Alliance Party in the presidential elections,http://eleccionesdominicanas.com/2008/05/17/resultados-finales-elecciones-2008-leonel-5383-miguel-4048-amable-459/2766/ Resultados finales elecciones 2008 22 April 2012 17 May 2008 while the Dominican Liberation Party maintained a considerable majority in both houses of Congress.http://www.perspectivaciudadana.com/contenido.php?itemid=12933 Reinaldo Pared presidirá Senado y Julio Valentín a los diputados 22 April 2012 3 August 2006 The main topics of the campaign of 2008 were the issue of reelection,http://www.perspectivaciudadana.com/contenido.php?itemid=14476 Reto PLD ¿Alternabilidad o reelección? 22 April 2012 14 March 2007 the macroeconomic stability maintained by the Fernández government,http://economiadominicana.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/el-desbordamiento-del-gasto-publico/ El desbordamiento del gasto público 22 April 2012 17 April 2008 18 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131218135629/http://economiadominicana.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/el-desbordamiento-del-gasto-publico/ dead and the alleged corruption which dominated the political landscape.http://www.hoy.com.do/opiniones/2008/2/3/107166/print-no-pics La corrupción política 22 April 2012 3 February 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20100514003956/http://www.hoy.com.do/opiniones/2008/2/3/107166/print-no-pics 14 May 2010 dead The Santo Domingo Metro and other national matters were also important topics, especially during the final months of the campaign.http://jmreyes.diariolibre.com/?p=17 El metro: La jugada política de Leonel Fernández 22 April 2012 28 February 2008 24 December 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111224074921/http://jmreyes.diariolibre.com/?p=17 dead During Fernández's third presidential term several public works projects were carried out, a second line of the metro was opened, tourism grew, and free-trade zones were expanded.http://eltelegramadigital.com/2012/02/leonel-fernandez-indica-crecimiento-economico-fue-de-4-5-por-ciento-en-2011/ https://archive.today/20120713151723/http://eltelegramadigital.com/2012/02/leonel-fernandez-indica-crecimiento-economico-fue-de-4-5-por-ciento-en-2011/ dead 13 July 2012 Leonel Fernández indica crecimiento económico fue de 4.5 por ciento en 2011 22 April 2012 27 February 2012 There was a constitutional reform,http://pacoredo.net/1058/culminacion_reformas.html La Reforma Constitucional preconizada por Leonel Antonio Fernández Reyna es la culminación de su programa de reformas estructurales que le diseñaran y pautaran los centros del neoliberalismo para sepultar a la República Dominicana 22 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20150422090543/http://pacoredo.net/1058/culminacion_reformas.html 22 April 2015 dead new judges were appointed to the Supreme Court,http://www.acento.com.do/index.php/news/10204/56/Los-nuevos-jueces-y-el-espiritu-democratico-de-Leonel-Fernandez.html Los nuevos jueces y el espíritu democrático de Leonel Fernández 22 April 2012 14 December 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120417153133/http://www.acento.com.do/index.php/news/10204/56/Los-nuevos-jueces-y-el-espiritu-democratico-de-Leonel-Fernandez.html 17 April 2012 dead and the Electoral and Constitutional Tribunals were created.http://www.elnuevodiario.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=246179 Leonel Fernández promulga la Ley crea el Tribunal Constitucional 22 April 2012 16 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20150421215246/http://www.elnuevodiario.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=246179 21 April 2015 dead Several treaties were ratified, including seven bilateral accords with the government of Haiti on the Bolivarian Solidarity Fund to finance projects, border security, commerce, migration, health, the environment, and agriculture, as well as an accord with Colombia on air transport.http://www.republica-dominicana-live.com/republica-dominicana/noticias/ano-2012/marzo-2012/republica-dominicana-firma-siete-acuerdos-con-haiti.html República Dominicana firma siete acuerdos con Haití 22 April 2012 March 2012http://eldia.com.do/nacionales/2011/11/29/68847/Leonel-Fernandez-y-Juan-Manuel-Santos-firman-acuerdos-aereo-y-comercio Leonel Fernández y Juan Manuel Santos firman acuerdos áereo y comercio 22 April 2012 29 November 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20150421232701/http://eldia.com.do/nacionales/2011/11/29/68847/Leonel-Fernandez-y-Juan-Manuel-Santos-firman-acuerdos-aereo-y-comercio 21 April 2015 dead Also passed was a law granting fiscal amnesty to all employers behind on their payments into the Social Security system; nonetheless, the attempt to apply it in its entirety failed.http://www.hoy.com.do/el-pais/2009/6/23/282642/Promulga-ley-otorga-amnistia-a-morosos-de-SS Promulga ley otorga amnistía a morosos de SS 22 April 2012 23 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090626055612/http://www.hoy.com.do/el-pais/2009/6/23/282642/Promulga-ley-otorga-amnistia-a-morosos-de-SS 26 June 2009 deadhttp://www.diariolibre.com/noticias/2007/05/22/i136381_index.html Leonel tiene última palabra sobre SFS tras fracaso 22 April 2012 In the congressional and municipal elections of 2010, the Dominican Liberation Party won the majority of representatives in both houses of Congress, while the Dominican Revolutionary Party only managed a few seats in the Chamber of Deputies and none in the Senate.http://www.elnacional.com.do/nacional/2010/5/17/48718/PRD-sin-senadores-OEA-60-se-abstiene PRD sin senadores; OEA: 60% se abstiene 22 April 2012 2010-05-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20100520022713/http://www.elnacional.com.do/nacional/2010/5/17/48718/PRD-sin-senadores-OEA-60-se-abstiene 20 May 2010 dead A 2011 poll found that the majority of Dominicans were unhappy with the government.http://www.eldia.com.do/nacionales/2011/8/16/59880/Leonel-Fernandez-enfrenta-descontento-popular-en-ultimo-ano-de-gobierno Leonel Fernández enfrenta descontento popular en último año de gobierno 22 April 2012 16 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20150421232703/http://eldia.com.do/nacionales/2011/8/16/59880/Leonel-Fernandez-enfrenta-descontento-popular-en-ultimo-ano-de-gobierno 21 April 2015 dead Nevertheless, although many Dominicans believed that Fernández could lead them through the economic difficulties, they showed themselves to be dissatisfied with his program.http://eliaspina.diariodom.com/articulos/2012-01-27/13308-gobierno-recibe-respaldo-del-52-de-dominicanos.php Gobierno recibe respaldo del 52% de dominicanos 22 April 2012 27 January 2012 The internal crisis of the two main contending parties led to divisions within both of them, unleashing mutual defections among their members.http://enrojoysinrodeo.com/site/?p=874 Pactos reafirman el bipartidismo 22 April 2012 The PRD was afflicted with the most complicated internal conflict.http://www.cibaoaldia.com/se-agudiza-conflictos-a-lo-interno-del-prd/ Se agudiza conflictos a lo interno del PRD 22 April 2012 25 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120616133830/http://www.cibaoaldia.com/se-agudiza-conflictos-a-lo-interno-del-prd/ 16 June 2012 dead In spite of agreeing to campaign in a civil fashion in a resolution signed by both parties in March 2012,http://eldia.com.do/nacionales/2012/3/30/78963/Partidos-firman-pacto-por-la-civilidad Partidos firman pacto por la civilidad 22 April 2012 30 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120331160714/http://www.eldia.com.do/nacionales/2012/3/30/78963/Partidos-firman-pacto-por-la-civilidad 31 March 2012 dead this was not observed and the parties pursued an aggressive campaign strategy.http://www.elcaribe.com.do/2012/04/20/campana-calienta-mes-las-elecciones La campaña se calienta, a un mes de las elecciones 22 April 2012 20 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120424025843/http://www.elcaribe.com.do/2012/04/20/campana-calienta-mes-las-elecciones 24 April 2012 dead Electorate 6.5 million Dominican voters were eligible to vote in the 2012 election.Dominican Republic Holds Presidential Election http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=508151&CategoryId=14092 Latin American Herald Tribune 2012-05-20 23 October 2013 22 October 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171022141343/http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=508151&CategoryId=14092 dead There were 14,470 polling places open for the election: 13,865 precincts were located within the Dominican Republic, while an additional 605 precincts were open overseas. Approximately 300,000 expatriates, making up around 5% of the total electorate, were eligible to vote abroad.Dominican Republic election: Issues and candidates https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18087391 BBC News 2012-05-18 23 October 2013 The election board had set up official precincts for Dominicans voters living in the United States, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Panama, Switzerland and Venezuela. More than 100,000 of the eligible voters resided in the U.S. state of New York.Balaban Samantha Fox News Latino http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2012/05/10/new-york-may-swing-dominican-republic-presidential-elections/ New York Could Decide the Dominican Republic's Presidential Elections 10 May 2012 Electorate by age and sex Age Range WomenMenTotalPercentage  16–29888,510865,7551,754,26527.0  30–39 747,387 727,7601,475,147 22.7  40–49653,423640,0591,293,48219.9  50 or older1,004,744975,3301,980,07430.4  Total3,294,0643,208,9046,502,968100 Electorate by province Province VotersPercentage Santo Domingo 1,254,526 19.29 Distrito Nacional 775,417 11.92 Santiago 685,874 10.55 San Cristóbal 349,598 5.38 La Vega 282,955 4.35 Duarte 220,061 3.38 Puerto Plata 219,537 3.38 San Pedro de Macorís 190,405 2.93 Espaillat 169,704 2.61 San Juan 169,454 2.61 La Romana 152,090 2.34 Azua 144,268 2.22 Peravia 124,594 1.92 Monseñor Nouel 123,734 1.90 La Altagracia 121,119 1.86 Monte Plata 118,195 1.82 Barahona 114,852 1.77 Sánchez Ramírez 113,196 1.74 Valverde 104,958 1.61 María Trinidad Sánchez 100,644 1.55 Hermanas Mirabal 83,878 1.29 Monte Cristi 76,003 1.77 Bahoruco 65,179 1.00 Samaná 64,340 0.99 Hato Mayor 62,892 0.97 El Seibo 55,909 0.86 Santiago Rodríguez 47,605 0.73 San José de Ocoa 46,538 0.72 Dajabón 46,303 0.71 Elías Piña 40,629 0.62 Independencia 32,460 0.50 Pedernales 17,402 0.27 Expatriate electorate Country VotersPercentage United States 223,250 37.9 Spain 62,670 19.1 Lesser Antilles 11,531 3.5 Italy 9,581 2.9 Venezuela 5,848 1.8 Panama 5,439 1.6 Switzerland 4,261 1.3 Canada 2,697 0.8 Netherlands 2,564 0.8 France 520 0.2 Germany 288 0.1 Political parties A total of 24 political parties were represented on the electoral ballot, including the two large parties and 22 small parties. The small parties are those which do not receive more than 10% of the vote and which are clearly not directly rivaling the main candidates. These parties generally choose to ally themselves with one of the large parties.http://www.jce.gob.do/portals/0/Elecciones2012/boletines/B12_PconAlianzas.html Resultados Elecciones Presidenciales y Vicepresidenciales y de Diputados (as) de Ultramar 19 June 2012 29 May 2012 Thirteen parties were previously rejected by the Central Electoral Commission.http://www.listin.com.do/la-republica/2012/1/22/218970/Critican-que-la-Junta-Central-Electoral-haya-rechazado-partidos Critican que JCE haya rechazado a partidos 22 April 2012 22 January 2012 Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD)Allies: Alternative Democratic Movement (MODA) Revolutionary Social Democratic Party (PRSD) Dominican Humanist Party (PHD) Institutional Democratic Party (PDI) Dominican Social Alliance (ASD) Dominican Liberation Party (PLD)Allies: Social Christian Reformist Party (PRSC) Institutional Social Democratic Bloc (BIS) Civic Renovation Party (PCR) Christian Democratic Union (UDC) Quisqueyano Christian Democratic Party (PQDC) National Progressive Force (FNP) Dominican Workers' Party (PTD) Christian People's Party (PPC) Popular Democratic Party (PDP) National Unity Party (PUN) Liberal Party of the Dominican Republic (PLRD) Liberal Action Party (PAL) Green Socialist Party (PASOVE) Alliance for Democracy (APD) Country Alliance (ALPAIS) Broad Front (FA) Dominicans for Change (DxC) Primary elections The Dominican Liberation Party and Dominican Revolutionary Party held primary elections with the following results. Dominican Liberation Party Danilo Medina - 323,465 votes (87.65%) José Tomás Pérez - 18,004 votes (4.88%) Francisco Domínguez Brito - 4,988 votes (4.7%) Radhamés Segura - 12,168 votes (3.30%) Dominican Revolutionary Party Hipólito Mejía - 494,100 votes (53.30%) Miguel Vargas Maldonado - 432,972 votes (46.70%) Notashttp://www.elnacional.com.do/nacional/2011/6/26/87266/Danilo-Medina-arrasa-en-primer-boletinConvencion-PLD Danilo Medina y el "Si" arrasa en primer boletín Convención PLD 22 April 2012 26 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20150422102459/http://elnacional.com.do/nacional/2011/6/26/87266/Danilo-Medina-arrasa-en-primer-boletinConvencion-PLD 22 April 2015 deadhttp://www.detrasdelrumor.com/news/rumor/543-partido-revolucionario-dominicano-prd-proclamo-ganador-a-hipolito-mejia-dominguez.html Partido Revolucionario Dominicano (PRD) proclamó ganador a Hipólito Mejía Domínguez 22 April 2012 7 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120315160827/http://www.detrasdelrumor.com/news/rumor/543-partido-revolucionario-dominicano-prd-proclamo-ganador-a-hipolito-mejia-dominguez.html 15 March 2012 dead Candidates Six candidates ran in the election, with former president Hipólito Mejía of the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) and ex-parliamentarian Danilo Medina of the ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) being considered most likely to win. Mejía and Medina had already faced each other in the 2000 election.https://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/19/world/americas/dominican-republic-elections/ Dominican rematch in presidential race CNN 19 May 2012 The constitution barred incumbent president Leonel Fernández of the PLD from running for a third term.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-18087391 Dominican Republic election: Issues and candidates BBC News 18 May 2012 Candidate Age Political organization Proclamation of candidacy Vice-presidential candidate Hipólito Mejía70 Dominican Revolutionary Party6 March 2011Luis Abinader Danilo Medina60Dominican Liberation Party26 June 2011Margarita Cedeño Guillermo Moreno55Country Alliance7 August 2011Chiqui Vicioso Eduardo Estrella59 Dominicans for Change18 September 2011Fauntly Garrido Max Puig66 Alliance for Democracy11 August 2011Luz María Abreu Julián Serulle65Broad Front 5 June 2011Fidel Santana Results President Danilo Medina Dominican Liberation Party and allies 2323463 Hipólito Mejía Dominican Revolutionary Party and allies 2130189 Guillermo Moreno García Country Alliance 62296 Eduardo Estrella Dominicans for Change 9343 Julián Serulle Broad Front 6553 Max Puig Alliance for Democracy 5066 30142 6502968 IFES Overseas deputies Dominican Revolutionary Party 61617 4 Dominican Liberation Party 50700 3 Social Christian Reformist Party 11257 0 Revolutionary Social Democratic Party 1950 0 Social Democratic Institutional Bloc 1873 0 Country Alliance 1838 0 Dominican Workers' Party 847 0 Quisqueyano Christian Democratic Party 796 0 Christian Democratic Union 783 0 Alternative Democratic Movement 694 0 Dominicans for Change 652 0 Institutional Democratic Party 575 0 Alliance for Democracy 522 0 National Progressive Force 498 0 Broad Front 467 0 Christian People's Party 432 0 People's Democratic Party 428 0 Dominican Humanist Party 417 0 National Unity Party 393 0 Civic Renovation Party 242 0 Liberal Party of the Dominican Republic 240 0 Liberal Action Party 216 0 Dominican Social Alliance 171 0 Green Socialist Party 124 0 2106 164538 JCE Deputies elected ConstituencyElected memberParty1ALFREDO ANTONIO RODRÍGUEZ AZCONADominican Liberation Party1JOSÉ ERNESTO MOREL SANTANADominican Revolutionary Party1RUBÉN DARÍO LUNA MARTÍNEZDominican Revolutionary Party2ADELIS DE JESÚS OLIVARES ORTEGADominican Revolutionary Party2LEVIS SURIEL GÓMEZDominican Liberation Party3MARCELO AGUSTÍN MERCEDES MOSCATDominican Revolutionary Party3MARCOS GENARO CROSS SÁNCHEZDominican Liberation Party Reactions After the PLD declared victory, supporters of Mejía complained about cases of fraud, including vote-buying, and announced to contest the result. Mejía refused to concede to Medina and doubted the result. The PRD representative on the Central Electoral Commission claimed that the official result reflected much fewer votes than Mejía should have had received, and indicated that the head of the commission was a partisan of the PLD. Amid an overall orderly electoral process, there were some reports of adherents of both major parties offering money to voters in exchange for voting for their candidate or for passing their vote cards. Incidents of vote-buying were confirmed by the observers from the Organisation of American States (OAS), headed by Uruguay's ex-president Tabaré Vázquez. However, they considered the cases not sufficient to distort the overall result, and described the election by and large as "successful".Ben Fox Ezequiel Abiu Lopez Dominican election in dispute after apparent win The Associated Press 21 May 2012 https://news.yahoo.com/dominican-election-dispute-apparent-win-065542968.html References 30em External links Central Electoral Commission of the Dominican Republic es Eleccionesdominicanas.net es Conteo regresivo elecciones dominicanas 2012 es https://archive.today/20130119172821/http://www.costabonino.com/repdo.htm Información sobre las elecciones dominicanas 2012 el es Category:Presidential elections in the Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Presidential Dominican