The Dominican Republic (DR)’s political landscape has dramatically shifted following a wholly unexpected announcement by Miguel Vargas, the president of the main opposition Partido Revolucionario Dominicano (PRD). After the PRD struck a political deal with the ruling Partido de la Liberación Dominicana (PLD) in support of its successful efforts to amend the national constitution to allow President Danilo Medina to seek re-election in the May 2016 general elections [RC-15-06], Vargas announced that he was withdrawing his presidential candidacy and that the PRD will back Medina’s re-election bid. For the first time ever, the DR’s main parties will join forces in an electoral alliance. While this may further consolidate the PLD’s position as the dominant party, it also seems to confirm that the PRD is spent as a political force with the true opposition now represented by its splinter group, the Partido Revolucionario Moderno (PRM).End of preview - This article contains approximately 1257 words.
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