DOMINICAN DELIVERER.Hipolito (say "the Hope of the People") Mejia campaigned his way into the presidency of the Dominican Republic Dominican Republic (dəmĭn`ĭkən), republic (2005 est. pop. 8,950,000), 18,700 sq mi (48,442 sq km), West Indies, on the eastern two thirds of the island of Hispaniola. The capital and largest city is Santo Domingo. as the man who will broaden the base of the country's ongoing economic boom. The 59-year-old agronomist of the center left Partido Revolucionario Dominicano (PRD PRD progressive retinal degeneration. ) defeated outgoing President An outgoing president is a president or, generally, other head of state or government when he holds office between the election of his successor and the inauguration by which that successor assumes power. Leonel Fernandez's handpicked successor, Danilo Medina Danilo Medina Sánchez is a politician from the Dominican Republic. He was the presidential candidate of the Dominican Liberation Party in 2000, and was defeated by Hipólito Mejía. , despite the incumbent administration's successful economic policies. Mejia's message apparently hit a nerve with the millions of Dominicans who have seen no benefit from the near 40% economic expansion posted under the previous administration. |
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