Elections
Presidential elections are held in the Dominican Republic every four years, on the 16 May. The candidate must gain a majority vote of at least 50% plus one to win the presidency in the first round. If none of the candidates obtains such majority, a second poll will take place 45 days later, at which the population will decide between the two candidates that had the best results during the first poll.
For other political parties see List of political parties in the Dominican Republic. An overview on elections and election results is included in Elections in the Dominican Republic.| Candidates - Parties | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leonel Fernández - Dominican Liberation Party (Partido de la Liberación Dominicana) | 2,063,871 | 57.11 | |
| Hipólito Mejía - Dominican Revolutionary Party (Partido Revolucionario Dominicana) | 1,215,928 | 33.65 | |
| Eduardo Estrella - Social Christian Reformist Party (Partido Reformista Social Cristiano) | 312,493 | 8.65 | |
| Others | 21,408 | 0.59 | |
| Total (turnout 72.8 %) | 3,613,700 | 100.00 | |
| Source: Junta Central Electoral | |||
| Parties | Votes | % | Deputies | Senators | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Bloc (Bloque Progresista) |
Dominican Liberation Party (Partido de la Liberación Dominicana) | 1,387,878 | 46.4 | 96 | 22 |
| Institutional Social Democratic Bloc (Bloque Institucional Socialdemócrata) | 75,872 | 2.54 | |||
| Alliance for Democracy (Alianza por la Democracia) | 46,573 | 1.56 | |||
| Christian Democratic Union (Unión Demócrata Cristiana) | 24,868 | 0.83 | |||
| Dominican Workers' Party (Partido de los Trabajadores Dominicanos) | 16,684 | 0.56 | |||
| Liberal Party of the Dominican Republic (Partido Liberal de República Dominicana) | 14,456 | 0.48 | |||
| Grand National Alliance (Gran Alianza Nacional) |
Dominican Revolutionary Party (Partido Revolucionario Dominicana) | 931,151 | 31.13 | 60 | 7 |
| Social Christian Reformist Party (Partido Reformista Social Cristiano) | 326,893 | 10.93 | 22 | 3 | |
| National Unity Party (Partido de Unidad Nacional) | 34,755 | 1.16 | |||
| Quisqueyano Christian Democratic Party (Partido Quisqueyano Demócrata Cristiano) | 23,929 | 0.80 | |||
| Green Party of Democratic Unity (Partido Verde de la Unidad Democrática) | 14,623 | 0.49 | |||
| National Civic Veterans Party (Partido Nacional de Veteranos y Civiles) | 11,984 | 0.40 | |||
| Dominican Social Alliance (Alianza Social Dominicana) | 6,033 | 0.20 | |||
| Popular Democratic Party (Partido Demócrata Popular ) | 5,400 | 0.18 | |||
| Christian People's Party (Partido Popular Cristiano) | 4,793 | 0.16 | |||
| Others | Revolutionary Social Democratic Party (Partido Revolucionario Social Demócrata) | 45,744 | 1.53 | - | - |
| Movement for Independence, Unity and Change (Movimiento Independencia, Unidad y Cambio) | 8,538 | 0.29 | - | - | |
| Independent Revolutionary Party (Partido Revolucionario Independiente) | 5,458 | 0.19 | - | - | |
| National Renaissance Party (Partido Renacentista Nacional ) | 2,914 | 0.10 | - | - | |
| Dominican Humanist Party (Partido Humanista Dominica) | 2,485 | 0.08 | - | - | |
| Total (turnout 56.5 %) | 2,991,031 | 178 | 32 | ||
| Source: Junta Central Electoral and E-Polityka.pl | |||||
| Candidates – Parties | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leonel Fernández – Dominican Liberation Party and allies (Partido de la Liberación Dominicana y aliados) | 2,199,734 | 53.83 | |
| Miguel Vargas – Dominican Revolutionary Party and allies (Partido Revolucionario Dominicano 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 | |||
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