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Political Rights and Association

Dominican Republic
  • English
    All persons have the right to associate with legal purposes, in accordance with the law. (Art. 47)
  • Spanish
    Toda persona tiene derecho de asociarse con fines lícitos, de conformidad con la ley. (Art. 47)

Political Rights and Association

Dominican Republic
  • English
    …
    5. The State should promote and guarantee the equal participation of women and men in candidate lists to the offices of popular election for the instances of guidance and decision in the public sphere, in the administration of justice, and in the State-controlled bodies. (Art. 39)
  • Spanish
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    5) El Estado debe promover y garantizar la participación equilibrada de mujeres y hombres en las candidaturas a los cargos de elección popular para las instancias de dirección y decisión en el ámbito público, en la administración de justicia y en los organismos de control del Estado. (Art. 39)

Political Rights and Association

Dominican Republic
  • English
    The following are rights of citizens:
    1. To elect to and be eligible for posts established by the present Constitution;
    2. To decide on matters that are proposed to them by referendum;
    … (Art. 22)
  • Spanish
    Son derechos de ciudadanas y ciudadanos:
    1) Elegir y ser elegibles para los cargos que establece la presente Constitución;
    2) Decidir sobre los asuntos que se les propongan mediante referendo;
    … (Art. 22)

Political Parties

Dominican Republic
  • English
    The organization of parties, groups and political movements is free and subject to the principles established in this Constitution. Their conformation and functioning should support themselves in respect for internal democracy and transparency, in accordance with the law. Its essential purposes are:
    1. To guarantee the participation of male and female citizens in the political processes that contribute to the strengthening of democracy.
    2. To contribute in equality of conditions, to the formation and manifestation of the citizen will, respecting political pluralism through the proposal of candidate lists to offices of popular election.
    3. To serve the national interest, the collective well-being and the complete development of Dominican society. (Art. 216)
  • Spanish
    La organización de partidos, agrupaciones y movimientos políticos es libre, con sujeción a los principios establecidos en esta Constitución. Su conformación y funcionamiento deben sustentarse en el respeto a la democracia interna y a la transparencia, de conformidad con la ley. Sus fines esenciales son:
    1) Garantizar la participación de ciudadanos y ciudadanas en los procesos políticos que contribuyan al fortalecimiento de la democracia;
    2) Contribuir, en igualdad de condiciones, a la formación y manifestación de la voluntad ciudadana, respetando el pluralismo político mediante la propuesta de candidaturas a los cargos de elección popular;
    3) Servir al interés nacional, al bienestar colectivo y al desarrollo integral de la sociedad dominicana. (Art. 216)

Electoral Bodies

Dominican Republic
  • English
    The Central Electoral Board is an autonomous organ with juridical personality and technical, administrative, budgetary and financial independence, whose principal purpose shall be to organize and direct the electoral assemblies for the celebration of elections and or mechanisms of popular participation established by the present Constitution and the laws. It shall have regulatory ability in the matters that are its responsibility.
    … (Art. 212)
  • Spanish
    La Junta Central Electoral es un órgano autónomo con personalidad jurídica e independencia técnica, administrativa, presupuestaria y financiera, cuya finalidad principal será organizar y dirigir las asambleas electorales para la celebración de elecciones y de mecanismos de participación popular establecidos por la presente Constitución y las leyes. Tiene facultad reglamentaria en los asuntos de su competencia.
    … (Art. 212)

Electoral Bodies

Dominican Republic
  • English
    The elections shall be organized, directed, and supervised by a Central Electoral Board and the electoral boards below its office, which have the responsibility of guaranteeing liberty, transparency, equity, and objectivity in the elections. (Art. 211)
  • Spanish
    Las elecciones serán organizadas, dirigidas y supervisadas por la Junta Central Electoral y las juntas electorales bajo su dependencia, las cuales tienen la responsabilidad de garantizar la libertad, transparencia, equidad y objetividad de las elecciones. (Art. 211)

Electoral Bodies

Dominican Republic
  • English
    The Superior Electoral Court is the appropriate organ to judge and decide with definitive character on the contentious electoral matters and to ordain over the disagreements that arise internally from the parties, groups, and political movements or between them. It shall regulate, in accordance with the law, the proceedings of its responsibility and all that is related to its administrative and financial organization and functioning. (Art. 214)
  • Spanish
    El Tribunal Superior Electoral es el órgano competente para juzgar y decidir con carácter definitivo sobre los asuntos contencioso electorales y estatuir sobre los diferendos que surjan a lo interno de los partidos, agrupaciones y movimientos políticos o entre éstos. Reglamentará, de conformidad con la ley, los procedimientos de su competencia y todo lo relativo a su organización y funcionamiento administrativo y financiero. (Art. 214)

Head of State

Dominican Republic
  • English
    The Executive Power is exercised by the male or female President of the Republic, who shall be elected every four years by direct vote. … (Art. 124)
  • Spanish
    El Poder Ejecutivo lo ejerce el Presidente o la Presidenta de la República, quien será elegido o elegida cada cuatro años por voto directo. … (Art. 124)

Head of State

Dominican Republic
  • English
    In order to be President of the Republic, one is required:
    1. To be Dominican by birth or origin
    2. To have reached thirty years of age
    3. To be in full exercise of civil and political rights
    4. To not be in active military or police service for at least the three years prior to the presidential elections (Art. 123)
  • Spanish
    Para ser Presidente de la República se requiere:
    1) Ser dominicana o dominicano de nacimiento u origen;
    2) Haber cumplido treinta años de edad;
    3) Estar en pleno ejercicio de los derechos civiles y políticos;
    4) No estar en el servicio militar o policial activo por lo menos durante los tres años previos a las elecciones presidenciales. (Art. 123)

Head of State

Dominican Republic
  • English
    The Executive Power is exercised in the name of the people by the male or female President of the Republic, in his or her condition as head of State and of government in accordance with that provided by this Constitution and the law. (Art. 122)
  • Spanish
    El Poder Ejecutivo es ejercido en nombre del pueblo por la Presidenta o el Presidente de la República, en su condición de jefe de Estado y de gobierno de conformidad con lo dispuesto por esta Constitución y las leyes. (Art. 122)