Popular Democratic Party (Dominican Republic)
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The Popular Democratic Party is a minor political party
in the Dominican Republic
. It first contested national elections in 1974
, when it provided the main opposition to the ruling Reformist Party
due to the Dominican Revolutionary Party
not contesting the elections. Its candidate, Luis Homero Lajara Burgos, received 15% of the vote in the presidential election, whilst the party won three seats in the House of Representatives. In 1978
many of the opposition parties returned to the electoral scene. Burgos received only 0.4% of the vote in the presidential election, whilst the party lost all three seats in the House of Representatives after a similar result in the Congressional elections.
In 1994
it formed an alliance with the Social Christian Reformist Party
. Whilst the PRSC's candidate won the presidential election, the alliance was defeated by the Dominican Revolutionary Party
-led coalition in the Congressional elections. In the 2006 elections
it was part of the defeated Grand National Alliance
.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
. It first contested national elections in 1974
Dominican Republic general election, 1974
General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1974. The main opposition party, the Dominican Revolutionary Party, did not contest the election, leaving only the ruling Reformist Party and some right-wing and centre-right parties...
, when it provided the main opposition to the ruling Reformist Party
Social Christian Reformist Party
The Social Christian Reformist Party is a conservative, christian democratic, economic liberal and a populist party in the Dominican Republic formed by the union of the Partido Reformista and the Partido Revolucionario Social Cristiano...
due to the Dominican Revolutionary Party
Dominican Revolutionary Party
The Dominican Revolutionary Party is one of the main political parties of the Dominican Republic. It has a moderate centrist position, social democratic in name. The party's distinctive color is white....
not contesting the elections. Its candidate, Luis Homero Lajara Burgos, received 15% of the vote in the presidential election, whilst the party won three seats in the House of Representatives. In 1978
Dominican Republic general election, 1978
General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1978. Following diplomatic pressure from American President Jimmy Carter, the elections were free and competitive and contested by all political parties, unlike the previous elections in the 1970s...
many of the opposition parties returned to the electoral scene. Burgos received only 0.4% of the vote in the presidential election, whilst the party lost all three seats in the House of Representatives after a similar result in the Congressional elections.
In 1994
Dominican Republic general election, 1994
General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1994. Joaquín Balaguer of the Social Christian Reformist Party won the presidential election, whilst the Dominican Revolutionary Party-led alliance won the Congressional elections. Voter turnout was 87.6%.Despite reforms after the 1990...
it formed an alliance with the Social Christian Reformist Party
Social Christian Reformist Party
The Social Christian Reformist Party is a conservative, christian democratic, economic liberal and a populist party in the Dominican Republic formed by the union of the Partido Reformista and the Partido Revolucionario Social Cristiano...
. Whilst the PRSC's candidate won the presidential election, the alliance was defeated by the Dominican Revolutionary Party
Dominican Revolutionary Party
The Dominican Revolutionary Party is one of the main political parties of the Dominican Republic. It has a moderate centrist position, social democratic in name. The party's distinctive color is white....
-led coalition in the Congressional elections. In the 2006 elections
Dominican Republic parliamentary election, 2006
Parliamentary elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 2006. They were won by the Progressive Bloc led by the Dominican Liberation Party, which took 96 of the 178 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 22 of the 32 Senate seats....
it was part of the defeated Grand National Alliance
Grand National Alliance (Dominican Republic)
The Grand National Alliance , commonly known as the "Alianza Rosada" , was a one-time electoral alliance in the Dominican Republic. The alliance was led by the Dominican Revolutionary Party and the Social Christian Reformist Party...
.