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Modern Revolutionary Party Partido Revolucionario Moderno | |
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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 |
Split from | Dominican Revolutionary Party |
Preceded by | Dominican Social Alliance |
Membership (2023) | 3,092,289 [2] |
Ideology | |
Political position | Centre [6] to centre-right [7] |
Regional affiliation | São Paulo Forum [8] [9] |
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) [10] |
Anthem | "Himno del Partido Revolucionario Moderno" "Hymn of Modern Revolutionary Party" |
Chamber of Deputies | 88 / 190 |
Senate | 17 / 32 |
Mayors | 81 / 155 |
Central American Parliament | 11 / 20 |
Website | |
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