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Elections in Dominican Republic
Sovereign state
Next election
date to be confirmed
LA
Luis Abinader live
Head of state & government - Modern Revolutionary Party
In office since
16 August 2020
Party
Modern Revolutionary Party
Region
North America
Next election
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Government
-
Capital
Santo Domingo
Population
10 760 028
Country facts
Legislature
Congress of the Dominican Republic
Established
1844
Currency
Dominican peso
Official language
Spanish
Capital
Santo Domingo
Region
North America
Area
48,670 km2
Election history
5 July 2020presidential
Dominican Republic presidential election
won: Luis Abinader
15 May 2016presidential
Dominican Republic presidential election
won: Danilo Medina
20 May 2012presidential
Dominican Republic presidential election
won: Danilo Medina
16 May 2010parliamentary
Dominican Republic parliamentary election
turnout 57.4%
16 May 2008presidential
Dominican Republic presidential election
won: Leonel Fernández
Presidential winner & turnout from Wikidata; parliamentary winners omitted (Wikidata data unreliable).
Power transferspeacefulcontestedirregular
2020 - Danilo Medina Luis Abinader
peaceful - no coup recorded
2012 - Leonel Fernández Danilo Medina
peaceful - no coup recorded
2004 - Hipólito Mejía Leonel Fernández
peaceful - no coup recorded
2000 - Leonel Fernández Hipólito Mejía
peaceful - no coup recorded
1996 - Joaquín Balaguer Leonel Fernández
peaceful - no coup recorded
1986 - Salvador Jorge Blanco Joaquín Balaguer
peaceful - no coup recorded
Classification: Powell & Thyne Coup d'Etat Dataset, where available.
Profile from Wikidata - updated 2026-06-16.