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Dominican Republic presidential election begins

The Central Electoral Board (JCE) of Dominican Republic announced on Jan. 20 the opening of the presidential elections campaign.

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The Central Electoral Board (JCE) of Dominican Republic announced on Jan. 20 the opening of the presidential elections campaign.

A report from Santo Domingo, capital of Dominican Republic, said the JCE called, through the press, on every political party and citizen to participate in the elections on May 16.

The present Dominican president, Hipolito Mejia, is the virtual winner of the presidential candidacy of the Dominican Revolutionary Party, after having obtained 95.02 percent of the votes in the internal elections.

The opinion polls in the past six months place the candidate of Democratic Liberation Party, ex-president Leonel Fernandez as favorite to win the coming elections.

Mejia's popularity has waned during the past year as the Dominican peso lost more than half its value against the US dollar, and rolling blackouts plagued the country.

The Coordination of Popular Organizations of the Dominican Republic called a general strike on Jan. 28-29, in protest against increases in the prices of fuel, electricity and basic products.

The JCE said in the case that no candidacy obtained an absolute majority on May 16, there would be a runoff on June 27, in which the two candidates with the largest number of votes would contend.

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