Dominican Revolutionary Party

The Dominican Revolutionary Party (Spanish: Partido Revolucionario Dominicano, or PRD) is one of the main political parties of the Dominican Republic.

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Spanish - Political parties - Dominican Republic

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It had a moderate left-wing, social democratic in name position. The party's distinctive color is white.

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Social democratic - White

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The party was founded in 1939 by Dominican exiles in Havana, Cuba. It was then established in the Dominican Republic in 1961.

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Havana - Cuba

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It won the national presidential elections in 1963 (Juan Bosch), 1978 (Antonio Guzmán), 1982 (Salvador Jorge Blanco) and 2000 (Hipólito Mejía).

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Juan Bosch - Antonio Guzmán - Salvador Jorge Blanco - Hipólito Mejía

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At the last legislative elections, 16 may 2002, the party won 41.9 % of the popular vote and 73 out of 150 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 29 out of 31 seats in the Senate of the Dominican Republic. Its candidate at the presidential election of 16 may 2004, Rafael Hipólito Mejía Domínguez, won 33.6 % of the vote.

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Legislative - Elections - Chamber of Deputies - Senate of the Dominican Republic - Presidential election - Rafael Hipólito Mejía Domínguez

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Although the party used to be considered by many, a social democratic party, it has been the subject of criticism for its recent anti-socialist actions and tendencies. Local municipal leaders have been known for their ties to drug-lords, and notorius corruption scandals.

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Many of the young leaders of this party, know little, or nothing about social democratic ideology, or the role of the party in dominican history.

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