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Abinader faces major challenges in Dominican Republic

Content type:: Expert Briefings
Location:: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Keywords associated with this article:: Geographic: Dominican Republic LA/C

Topical: economy industry politics social corruption election emergency government growth health opposition party tourism public sector
ISSN:: 2633-304X
Citation:: Oxford Analytica (2020), "Abinader faces major challenges in Dominican Republic", Expert Briefings.
https://doi.org/10.1108/OXAN-DB253758

Tuesday, July 7, 2020

Significance

The scale of his win reflects widespread popular frustration with the outgoing Partido de la Liberacion Dominicana (Dominican Liberation Party, PLD) administration and a split in that party, which undermined its electoral chances.

Impacts

The Dominican Republic will struggle to bring COVID-19 under control while cases continue to rise in neighbouring Haiti.
Any surge in cases in the Dominican Republic could lead to renewed lockdown measures, further undermining economic activity.
Abinader may need to seek further multilateral aid in his early months as president.

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