The National Assembly voted YES on a Constitutional ammendment to allow re-election. A second and definitive vote will be on Friday

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - In Brief 08 Jun 2015 by Pavel Isa
On Saturday, the National Assembly voted YES on the proposal to amend the Constitution in order to allow a current President to run for re-election. The proposal passed with 183 votes out of 222. The assembly will meet again on Friday for a second and definitive vote. If finally approved, the amendment will also include a provision that forbids an elected President that runs for re-election to run again ever. Although we expected a second and definitive vote to happen on Saturday, the Assembly by-laws do not allow it. The new Constitution will be proclaimed and will be effective on Saturday.

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