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Dominican Republic Presidential Election, 2004The Dominican Republic held a presidential election on Sunday, 16 May 2004. The winning candidate was former president Leonel Fernndez Fernndez ran on a ticket representing the Dominican Liberation Party. His running mate, and future vice president, was Rafael Alburquerque. Results
(Figures with all polling stations accounted for.) Candidates - Hiplito Meja, serving president (2000-2004), representing the Dominican Revolutionary Party (Partido Revolucionario Dominicano, PRD), seeking immediate re-election.
- Leonel Fernndez, president from 1996-2000, representing the Dominican Liberation Party (Partido de la Liberacin Dominicana, PLD), seeking a second (non-consecutive) term.
- Eduardo Estrella of the Social Christian Reformist Party (Partido Reformista Social Cristiano, PRSC), a former senator and advisor to ex-president Joaqun Balaguer.
Opinion polls in the run-up to election day showed Fernndez with 54%, Meja with 27%, and Estrella with 14%. In the previous weeks, however, Meja had been gaining support while Fernndez's numbers had been falling and, as a result, at one point it seemed possible that a second round run-off vote would have to be held between the two top candidates. Fernndez's final result, in excess of 50%, meant that the second round was not necessary. Overseas voting The Dominican Republic introduced legislation in 1997 to enable Dominican citizens residing abroad to vote in presidential elections. This was the first time the provisions of that law were put into practice, with some 52,500 registered overseas voters eligible to vote at polling stations set up in several U.S. cities – notably, Miami and New York – and in Montral, Caracas, Madrid, Barcelona, etc. Electoral officials noted that 52,500 was only a fraction of the overseas voters actually eligible to vote (one million Dominicans are estimated to live in the United States alone), but that the take-up rate was hampered by a lack of information regarding the necessary formalities and by bureaucratic hurdles (particularly, the requirement that up-to-date national ID cards be presented). See also External link - http://www.jce.do/Saladeprensa.asp Central Electoral Board Press Room
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