Tag: Politics

Elections in Guayacanes and Juan Dolio part 3

by Admin May 6, 2010 No Comments

We have been discussing the upcoming elections on May 16th, and have talked about the parties and the candidates for Senator. Now it is time to discuss the candidates for Mayor of Juan Dolio and Guayacanes. Why should it concern you? Well the Mayor (in Spanish it is Sindico or Alcalde) has a lot more […]

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ELECTIONS PART 2 – THE PARTIES AND THE CANDIDATES FOR SENATOR

by Admin April 22, 2010 No Comments

Although the Dominican Republic has 19 parties, in these elections only 6 of them are represented in this area. I would love to be able to tell you the difference between them – but the parties here are not like those of USA or Europe – in other words you cannot say which is left, […]

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Elections In the Dominican Republic

by Admin April 6, 2010 No Comments

On May 16th this year, the Dominicans will go to the polls for the congressional and municipal elections. This election is very important as the posts are for 6 years, rather than the usual four, so that in the future they will be held at the same time as the Presidential elections. The next Presidential […]