Dominican Republic presidential election, 2008
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A presidential election was held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 2008. A poll from late October 2007 gave the incumbent Leonel Fernández of the centre-right[citation needed] Dominican Liberation Party 42%, construction tycoon Miguel Vargas Maldonado of the centre-left[citation needed] Dominican Revolutionary Party 30% and Amable Aristy Castro of the populist Social Christian Reformist Party 17%.[1] A poll from mid-November 2007 saw Fernández at 40.1%, Vargas Maldonado at 30.5%, Aristy Castro at 17.2%, Eduardo Estrella of the Fourth Way at 1.5% and Pedro Candelier of the Popular Alliance Party at 1.1%.[2]
The latest polls gave the incumbent Fernández 54% of the votes, Vargas 36% and Aristy 9% as of late April 2008.[3]
On 17 May, preliminary results from the Central Electoral Commission, based on 91% of precincts, showed that Fernández was reelected with 54% of the vote, while Vargas had 40% and Aristy 5%. Fernández declared victory, while Vargas conceded defeat; the Organization of American States congratulated Fernández.[4]
| Candidates – Parties | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leonel Antonio Fernández Reyna – Dominican Liberation Party and allies (Partido de la Liberación Dominicana y aliados) | 2,199,734 | 53.83 | |
| Miguel Vargas Maldonado – Dominican Revolutionary Party and allies (Partido Revolucionario Dominicana y aliados) | 1,654,066 | 40.48 | |
| Amable Aristy Castro – Social Christian Reformist Party (Partido Reformista Social Cristiano) | 187,645 | 4.59 | |
| Eduardo Estrella – Revolutionary Social Democratic Party and allies (Partido Revolucionario Social Demócrata y aliados) | 19,309 | 0.47 | |
| Guillermo Moreno – Movement for Independence, Unity and Change (Movimiento Independencia, Unidad y Cambio) | 18,136 | 0.44 | |
| Pedro de Jesús Candelier – Popular Alliance Party (Partido Alianza Popular) | 6,118 | 0.15 | |
| Trajano Santana – Independent Revolutionary Party (Partido Revolucionario Independiente) | 1,533 | 0.04 | |
| Total (turnout 70.67 %) | 4,086,541 | 100.00% | |
| Source: Junta Central Electoral | |||
[edit] References
- ^ "Fernández Could Win Again in Dominican Republic", Angus Reid Global Monitor, November 20, 2007.
- ^ "Fernández Stays Ahead of Challengers in DR", Angus Reid Global Monitor, December 9, 2007.
- ^ "Fernández is Frontrunner in Dominican Ballot", Angus Reid Global Monitor, May 14, 2008.
- ^ "Dominican Republic president declares re-election victory with 54 percent of vote", Associated Press (International Herald Tribune), 17 May 2008.
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