2010 Dominican Republic parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 2010 to elect the 32 members of the Senate and 183 members of the Chamber of Deputies.[1] Polls forecasted a victory for the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) of President Leonel Fernández. Before the election, 96 of the 178 Chamber of Deputies seats and 22 of the 32 Senate seats were controlled by the PLD.[2]

The elections were held alongside local elections in 155 municipalities and elections for 20 seats in the Central American Parliament.[2] The Central American Parliament representatives were being elected for the first time, having previously been appointed to their posts.[3] More than 6 million people were eligible to vote in the election.[3]

  1. ^ "Dominican Republic Election Guide". IFES Election Guide.
  2. ^ a b Lopez, Ezequiel Abiu (17 May 2010). "Dominican legislative vote could boost president". Associated Press. Retrieved 17 May 2010.[dead link]
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference stabroek was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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