Dominican Republic voters head to the polls with eyes on Haiti crisis
Al JazeeraIncumbent President Luis Abinader expected to have strong showing as his policies on migration, economy widely popular. Voters are heading to the polls in the Dominican Republic to cast ballots for the country’s next president, in what is expected to be a referendum on incumbent Luis Abinader and his government’s hardline policy on the country’s border with Haiti. But Abinader is expected to have a strong showing in the first round of voting on Sunday, as his anticorruption agenda and push to grow the country’s economy has resonated with many Dominicans. But much of his popularity has been fuelled by the government’s harsh crackdown on Haitians and the border the Dominican Republic shares with its neighbour. It’s persecution based on race.” But the government’s policies remain popular, as does Abinader, whose approval ratings sat at about 70 percent, according to a CID-Gallup poll in September.
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