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Dominican Republic, Caribbean Political Geography

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Dominican Republic[dumin´ikun] Pronunciation Key - Government


The country is governed under the 1966 constitution. The president, senate, and chamber of deputies are all directly elected for four-year terms. The major parties are the conservative Social Christian Reformist party, organized by JoaquIn Balaguer, the rival and social-democratic Dominican Revolutionary party, organized by Juan Bosch (both men served as president of the country), and the centrist Dominican Liberation party.

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