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President: Yes
Electoral System (Chamber 1): List Proportional Representation
Voting age: 18
Compulsory/voluntary voting: Voting is compulsory and regulated in the constitution
Electoral Management model: Independent
Voting outside the country is permitted for: Citizens residing outside the country



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Description of Electoral System

 

 

Political Organization: Democratic Republic.

Form of Government: Presidential.

  • National Executive Power: The Executive has long been the dominant branch in the Dominican governmental system. The President of the Dominican Republic is both the Head of State and the Head of Government, and is Commander in Chief of the armed forces. A cabinet of ministers ("Secretarios de Estado") that he designates assists the President in his functions.
  • National Legislative Power: is exercised by a bicameral National Congress or Congreso de la República composed by the Senate or Senado (32 seats) and the Chamber of Deputies or Cámara de Diputados (178 seats).

 

Electoral System

The President of the Republic: is elected along with the Vice President on the same ticket by popular vote for a four-year term with a Two-Round System (TRS), and they can be re-elected only for a consecutive period, according to the last amendment made to the Constitution in 2002.

The Congress of the Republic:

  • Chamber of Deputies: The lower house has 178 members, elected by popular vote to serve 4-year terms with the List Proportional Representation (List PR) system in accordance to each province, as follows: one deputy is elected for every 50,000 inhabitants plus fraction exceeding 25,000, but never less than two.
  • Senate: its 32 members are elected by popular vote to serve 4-year terms in single-seat constituencies.

 

 

 

 

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