Modern Revolutionary Party

Modern Revolutionary Party Partido Revolucionario Moderno
Abbreviation	PRM
Leader	Luis Abinader
President	José Paliza
Secretary-General	Carolina Mejía
Presidium	Geanilda Vasquez
Spokesperson	Faride Raful Alfredo Pacheco [1]
Founder	Luis Abinader
Founded	9 September 2014;10 years ago (2014-09-09)
Split from	Dominican Revolutionary Party
Preceded by	Dominican Social Alliance
Membership (2023)	3,092,289 [2]
Ideology	Liberalism [6] Social liberalism [5] Progressivism [5]
Political position	Centre [7] to centre-left [4] [5] [8] [9]
Regional affiliation	São Paulo Forum [10] [11]
International affiliation	Progressive Alliance
Coalition	Convergencia por un Mejor País (Convergence for a Better Country)
Colors	Blue and white
Slogan	Democracia, Desarrollo e Igualdad (Democracy, Development and Equality) [12]
Anthem	"Himno del Partido Revolucionario Moderno" "Hymn of Modern Revolutionary Party"
Chamber of Deputies	134 / 190
Senate	27 / 32
Mayors	122 / 155
Central American Parliament	11 / 20
Website
www.prm.org.do
Politics of the Dominican Republic Political parties Elections

The Modern Revolutionary Party (Spanish : Partido Revolucionario Moderno or PRM) is a political party in the Dominican Republic. It emerged after a division within the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD). ^[13] It was recognized on September 9, 2014. ^[12] The PRM is the legal heir of the Dominican Social Alliance.

The PRM came into power after winning the general election which was held on July 5, 2020. ^[14] In addition to winning the most seats in both houses of the country's congress, PRM leader Luis Abinader was also elected President of the Dominican Republic and was successfully sworn into office on August 16, 2020. ^{[14] [15]}

Origin & Dominican Social Alliance party

The Dominican Social Alliance (Spanish : Alianza Social Dominicana) was a minor political party of the Dominican Republic. It was founded by Rafael Abinader. In the 16 May 2006 election, the party was member of the defeated Grand National Alliance. In 2014 it was transformed into a new party, the Modern Revolutionary Party, when most senior leaders of the Dominican Revolutionary Party, widely known as los viejos robles ( Spanish for 'the ancient oaks'), followed Luis Abinader and Hipólito Mejía to found a new party.

By 4 August 2014, 34 deputies had confirmed their move from the PRD to the PRM. ^[16] The PRM participated for the first time in the general elections of 2016, where it led a coalition made up of more than 10 parties.

Election history

Presidential elections

Election	Party candidate	First Round		Second Round		Result
		Votes	%	Votes	%
2016	Luis Abinader	1,613,222	34.98%			LostN
2020		2,154,866	52.51%			ElectedY
2024		2,507,297	57.44%			ElectedY

References

1. OGANDO, Mayra (5 August 2014). "Radhamés González lamenta división PRD". Noticias Telemicro. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
2. "¿Realidad o exageración? Padrones del PRM, PLD, FP y PRD superan en total los 7 millones de militantes". 21 August 2023.
3. "República Dominicana" (PDF). Oficina de Información Diplomática. Ficha País. Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, Unión Europea y Cooperación. February 2023. En julio de 2020 tuvieron lugar las elecciones presidenciales y parlamentarias en la República Dominicana, en las que resultó ganador el candidato opositor del Partido Revolucionario Moderno (PRM, liberal-centroderecha), Luis Abinader, con un 52,5% de los votos, seguido por el candidato del gobierno, Gonzalo Castillo, del Partido de la Liberación Dominicana (PLD, socialdemócrata-centroizquierda con un 37,46 %) y por Leonel Fernández, del partido Fuerza del Pueblo (FP, progresista-centroizquierda), con el 8,9% de los votos.[In July 2020, presidential and parliamentary elections were held in the Dominican Republic, with the opposition candidate of the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM, liberal-centre-right), Luis Abinader, winning with 52.5% of the votes, followed by the government candidate, Gonzalo Castillo, of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD, social-democratic-centre-left with 37.46%) and Leonel Fernández, of the Fuerza del Pueblo party (FP, progressive-centre-left), with 8.9% of the votes.]
4. "Political Change and Continuity in the Dominican Republic - International Viewpoint - online socialist magazine". internationalviewpoint.org. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
5. Group, 2006-2020, Merit Designs Consulting. "The day has arrived! Everything you need to know about the presidential and congressional elections being held in the Dominican Republic". DominicanToday. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
6. ^{[3] [4] [5]}
7. • Lozano, Wilfredo (2017). La política del poder: la crisis de la democracia dominicana en el siglo XXI (in Spanish). Fundación Friedrich Ebert (FES). ISBN   978-9945-09-010-9. En primer lugar, comienza a surgir una oposición política de centro democrático, articulada alrededor del partido opositor de mayor votación, el Partido Revolucionario Moderno (PRM) y su candidato Luis Abinader.
   • Daniels, Joe (20 May 2024). "Dominican Republic president re-elected amid Haiti migrant crackdown". Financial Times . Retrieved 3 March 2025. "Today our country shines with its own light," said Abinader, who leads the centrist Modern Revolutionary party, during a victory speech on Sunday night at his campaign headquarters in Santo Domingo, the capital.
   • "Dominican Republic's ruling party candidate concedes defeat". Reuters . 6 July 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2025. In preliminary results accounting for 22% of ballots cast, Abinader, 52, of the opposition Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM), won 53.3% of the vote, which if sustained would be enough to avoid a runoff election. Gonzalo Castillo, 59, of the ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), whose candidacy was endorsed by President Danilo Medina, was in second place at 37.1% of the vote. Both parties are centrist and pro-business.
   • "In the Dominican Republic, the President's Likely Reelection Bodes Well for the Economy, But Challenges Remain". Stratfor . 16 May 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2025. Ahead of the election, incumbent President Luis Abinader of the centrist, pro-business Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) appears poised to win another four-year term.
8. "Gana un centro-izquierda que podría girar rápidamente a la derecha". Mundo Obrero (in European Spanish). Retrieved 9 July 2020.
9. "Poder Ejecutivo deposita en Senado proyecto de ley que regularía Libertad de Expresión y los medios audiovisuales". De Ultimo Minuto (in European Spanish). 2 May 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025. Its purpose is to regulate freedom of expression in all its forms (print media, radio, television, public shows, and social media); to safeguard the right to social communication and journalism
10. "Partidos". Foro de SP (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 December 2021.
11. "FELICITACIONES AL 30 ANIVERSÁRIO FUNDACIÓN DEL FORO, de PRM (Republica Dominicana)" (PDF). forodesaopaulo.org.
12. "El PRM será Partido Revolucionario Moderno y no "Mayoritario" como se aspiraba". 7días.com.do (in Spanish). Santo Domingo. 9 September 2014. Archived from the original on 9 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
13. "Partido Revolucionario Mayoritario solicitará reconocimiento JCE este miércoles". Acento. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
14. "Dominican Republic votes in election postponed over virus". BBC News . 6 July 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
15. "Luis Abinader Sworn in as Dominican Leader; Pompeo Attends". Associated Press. 16 August 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
16. "Partido Revolucionario Mayoritario (en formación) elige voceros bloque diputados" (in Spanish). Acento. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.