{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}} {{More citations needed|date=May 2014}} {{Infobox political party | name = Dominican Revolutionary Party | logo = 2023 logo of the Dominican Revolutionary Party.png | colorcode = {{party color|Dominican Revolutionary Party}} | president = [[Miguel Vargas (politician)|Miguel Vargas]] | presidium = | general_secretary = Danilo Rafael Santos | spokesperson = Ruddy González (2014–present)<ref>{{cite news|title=Ruddy González es el nuevo vocero diputados PRD|url=http://proceso.com.do/politica/24910-ruddy-gonzalez-es-el-nuevo-vocero-diputados-prd.html|publisher=Proceso|date=23 July 2014|access-date=8 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808055933/http://proceso.com.do/politica/24910-ruddy-gonzalez-es-el-nuevo-vocero-diputados-prd.html|archive-date=8 August 2014}}</ref> | foundation = {{Start date and age|1939|1|21}} | ideology = [[Populism]]<br />'''Factions:'''<br />[[Third Way]] | headquarters = Avenida Jiménez Moya, [[Santo Domingo]] | international = [[Socialist International]] | website = {{URL|https://www.miprd.org/}} | country = the Dominican Republic | native_name = Partido Revolucionario Dominicano | abbreviation = PRD | founder = [[Juan Bosch (politician)|Juan Bosch]] | slogan = ''Soberania Nacional, Libertad, Democracia y Justicia Social'' (National Sovereignty, Freedom, Democracy and Social Justice) | anthem = {{center| "Himno del Partido Revolucionario Dominicano"<br />{{small|"Hymn of Dominican Revolutionary Party"}}}} | membership_year = 2023 | membership = 280,000<ref>{{cite web | url=https://n.com.do/2023/08/21/realidad-o-exageracion-padrones-del-prm-pld-fp-y-prd-superan-en-total-los-7-millones-de-militantes/ | title=¿Realidad o exageración? Padrones del PRM, PLD, FP y PRD superan en total los 7 millones de militantes | date=21 August 2023 }}</ref> | youth_wing = ''Juventud Revolucionaria Dominicana'' | position = [[Centrism|Centre]] to [[Centre-left politics|centre-left]]<ref name=DiarioLibre>{{cite news|last=Guzmán Then |first=Abel |title=El PRD requiere de una seria reorientación ideológica hacia la izquierda democrática|url=http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias/2014/06/13/i654851_prd-requiere-una-seria-reorientacin-ideolgica-hacia-izquierda-democrtica.html|publisher=Diario Libre|date=13 June 2014|access-date=8 August 2014}}</ref><ref name=Barahonero>{{cite web|title=Ramón Alburquerque: El PRD parece un partido neoliberal a la derecha del PLD.|url=http://www.barahonero.com/2010/11/ramon-alburquerque-el-prd-parece-un.html|access-date=8 August 2014|website=elbarahonero.com|date=November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810115733/http://www.barahonero.com/2010/11/ramon-alburquerque-el-prd-parece-un.html|archive-date=10 August 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> | regional = [[Center-Democratic Integration Group]] | continental = [[COPPPAL]]<br />[[São Paulo Forum]] | seats1_title = [[Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic|Chamber of Deputies]]<ref>{{cite news |title= Busque sus Diputados |url= http://www.camaradediputados.gob.do/app/app_2011/cd_diputados_new.aspx?gen=&bloque=PRD&circ=&prov=ºode=&ordid= |access-date= 16 August 2014 |publisher= Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic|language=es}}</ref><!-- NOTA: EN 2014, 35 DIPUTADOS ABANDONARON EL PRD Y FUNDARON EL PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MAYORITARIO --> | seats1 = {{Composition bar|4|190|{{party color|Dominican Revolutionary Party}}}} | seats2_title = [[Senate of the Dominican Republic|Senate]]<ref name="El-Universal">{{cite web | url=http://www.eluniversal.com/2010/05/20/int_ava_oficialismo-dominica_20A3895177.shtml | title=Oficialismo dominicano gana mayoría legislativa y municipales (Dominican ruling party wins legislative and municipal majority) | language=es |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814013637/http://www.eluniversal.com/2010/05/20/int_ava_oficialismo-dominica_20A3895177 | archive-date=2014-08-14}}</ref> | seats2 = {{Composition bar|0|32|{{party color|Dominican Revolutionary Party}}}} | seats3_title = [[List of cities in the Dominican Republic|Mayors]]<ref name="El-Universal"/> | seats3 = {{Composition bar|3|158|{{party color|Dominican Revolutionary Party}}}} | seats4_title = [[Central American Parliament]]<ref name="El-Universal"/> | seats4 = {{Composition bar|0|20|{{party color|Dominican Revolutionary Party}}}} | colours = {{Color box|#FFFFFF|border=darkgray}} White<br />{{Color box|{{Party color|Dominican Revolutionary Party}}|border=darkgray}} Light blue {{small|(customary)}} }}
The '''Dominican Revolutionary Party''' ({{langx|es|link=no|Partido Revolucionario Dominicano}}, '''PRD''') is a [[List of political parties in the Dominican Republic|political party]] in the [[Dominican Republic]]. Traditionally a [[Centre-left politics|left-of-centre]] party and [[Social democracy|social democratic]] in nature, the party has shifted since the 2000s toward the political [[Centrism|centre]].<ref name=DiarioLibre/><ref name=Barahonero/> The party's distinctive color is white. Traditionally, the party has two presidents: the "Titular President" and the "Acting President" (and actually, a sort of Vice-President); until 2010 the presidents and the Secretary-General were proscribed to run for any elected office.<ref>{{cite web|title=PRD deroga de estatutos el artículo 185, que impedía a Vargas postularse a la Presidencia|url=http://www.listindiario.com/la-republica/2010/2/28/133189/PRD-deroga-de-estatutos-el-articulo-185-que-impedia-a-Vargas-postularse-a|publisher=[[Listín Diario]]|access-date=21 July 2014|location=Santo Domingo|language=es|date=28 February 2010|archive-date=12 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812172243/http://www.listindiario.com/la-republica/2010/2/28/133189/PRD-deroga-de-estatutos-el-articulo-185-que-impedia-a-Vargas-postularse-a|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The party was founded in 1939 by several Dominican expatriated exiles living in [[Havana]], [[Cuba]], led by [[Juan Bosch (politician)|Juan Bosch]]. It was then established in the Dominican Republic on 5 July 1961. It was the first Dominican party based on populist and democratic leftist principles and an organization based on mass membership. Bosch was elected president in 1962 in what is generally believed to be the first honest election in the country's history. Bosch later left the party in a dispute over its ideological direction and founded the [[Dominican Liberation Party]] on 16 December 1973.{{clarify|reason=What direction? What was Bosch's objection?|date=October 2023}}
The PRD has won the presidency three other times—in 1978 ([[Antonio Guzmán Fernández|Antonio Guzmán]]), 1982 ([[Salvador Jorge Blanco]]) and [[2000 Dominican Republic presidential election|2000]] ([[Hipólito Mejía]]).
At the [[2002 Dominican Republic parliamentary election|legislative elections]], on 16 May 2002, the party won 41.9% of the popular vote and 73 out of 150 seats in the [[Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic|Chamber of Deputies]] and 29 out of 31 seats in the [[Senate of the Dominican Republic]]. Its candidate at the [[2004 Dominican Republic presidential election|presidential election]] on 16 May 2004, [[Hipólito Mejía]], won 33.6% of the votes, failing to win a second term.
In the 16 May 2006 [[Elections in the Dominican Republic|legislative elections]], the party formed together with its traditional opponent, the [[Social Christian Reformist Party]], and others the [[Grand National Alliance (Dominican Republic)|Grand National Alliance]], that won 82 out of 178 deputies and 10 out of 32 senators. The Dominican Revolutionary Party led the alliance, however, winning about 60 seats in the chamber of deputies and 6 in the Senate.{{Clarify|reason=|date=July 2020}}
The party has been criticized for involvement in corruption, allowing right-wing paramilitary groups to operate from its soil for attacks launched into Haiti, and for becoming an increasingly conservative party serving the interests of transnational capital over the poor majority. The last PRD president, [[Hipólito Mejía]], has been especially criticized for supporting the [[Iraq War]].<ref>Sprague, 2013</ref>
== Election history ==
[[File:Dominican Revolutionary Party.png|125px|thumb|right|Party logo until 2023 rebranding]]
=== Presidential elections === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! rowspan="2" |Election ! rowspan="2" |Party candidate ! colspan="2" |First round ! colspan="2" |Second round ! rowspan="2" |Result |- !Votes !% !Votes !% |- |[[1962 Dominican Republic general election|1962]] | rowspan="2" |[[Juan Bosch (politician)|Juan Bosch]] |628,044 |59.5% | | |'''Elected''' {{Y}} |- |[[1966 Dominican Republic general election|1966]] |525,230 |39.0% | | |'''Lost''' {{Nay}} |- |[[1970 Dominican Republic general election|1970]] | colspan="6" rowspan="2" |Did not contest election |- |[[Dominican Republic general election, 1974|1974]] |- |[[1978 Dominican Republic general election|1978]] |[[Antonio Guzmán Fernández]] |866,912 |52.4% | | |'''Elected''' {{Y}} |- |[[Dominican Republic general election, 1982|1982]] |[[Salvador Jorge Blanco]] |854,868 |46.7% | | |'''Elected''' {{Y}} |- |[[Dominican Republic general election, 1986|1986]] |[[Jacobo Majluta Azar|Jacobo Majluta]] |828,209 |39.2% | | |'''Lost''' {{Nay}} |- |[[Dominican Republic general election, 1990|1990]] | rowspan="3" |[[José Francisco Peña Gómez]] |449,399 |23.33% | | |'''Lost''' {{Nay}} |- |[[Dominican Republic general election, 1994|1994]] |1,253,179 |41.6% | | |'''Lost''' {{Nay}} |- |[[Dominican Republic presidential election, 1996|1996]] |1,130,523 |38.9% |1,394,641 |48.7% |'''Lost''' {{Nay}} |- |[[Dominican Republic presidential election, 2000|2000]] | rowspan="2" |[[Hipólito Mejía]] |1,593,231 |49.87% | | |'''Elected''' {{Y}} |- |[[Dominican Republic presidential election, 2004|2004]] |1,215,928 |33.7% | | |'''Lost''' {{Nay}} |- |[[Dominican Republic presidential election, 2008|2008]] |[[Miguel Vargas (politician)|Miguel Vargas]] |1,654,066 |40.48% | | |'''Lost''' {{Nay}} |- |[[Dominican Republic presidential election, 2012|2012]] |[[Hipólito Mejía]] |2,130,189 |46.95% | | |'''Lost''' {{Nay}} |- |[[2016 Dominican Republic general election|2016]] |Endorsed [[Danilo Medina]] ([[Dominican Liberation Party|PLD]]) |2,847,438 |61.74% | | |'''Elected''' {{Y}} |- |[[2020 Dominican Republic general election|2020]] |Endorsed [[Gonzalo Castillo (politician)|Gonzalo Castillo]] ([[Dominican Liberation Party|PLD]]) |1,536,989 |37.46% | | |'''Lost''' {{Nay}} |- |[[2024 Dominican Republic general election|2024]] |[[Miguel Vargas (politician)|Miguel Vargas]] |19,790 |0.45% | | |'''Lost''' {{Nay}} |}
=== Congressional elections === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !Election !Votes !% !Chamber seats !+/– !Position !Senate seats !+/– !Position |- |[[1962 Dominican Republic general election|1962]] |592,088 |56.5% |<br />{{Composition bar|49|74|hex={{party color|Dominican Revolutionary Party}}}} |{{increase}} 49 |{{increase}} 1st |<br />{{Composition bar|22|27|hex={{party color|Dominican Revolutionary Party}}}} |{{increase}} 22 |{{increase}} 1st |- |[[1966 Dominican Republic general election|1966]] |494,570 |36.8% |<br />{{Composition bar|26|91|hex={{party color|Dominican Revolutionary Party}}}} |{{decrease}} 23 |{{decrease}} 2nd |<br />{{Composition bar|5|91|hex={{party color|Dominican Revolutionary Party}}}} |{{decrease}} 17 |{{decrease}} 2nd |- |[[1970 Dominican Republic general election|1970]] | colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Did not contest election |{{Composition bar|0|91|hex={{party color|Dominican Liberation Party}}}} |{{decrease}} 26 |''N/A'' |{{Composition bar|0|27|hex={{party color|Dominican Revolutionary Party}}}} |{{decrease}} 5 |''N/A'' |- |[[Dominican Republic general election, 1974|1974]] |{{Composition bar|0|91|hex={{party color|Dominican Liberation Party}}}} | |''N/A'' |{{Composition bar|0|27|hex={{party color|Dominican Liberation Party}}}} | |''N/A'' |- |[[1978 Dominican Republic general election|1978]] |838,973 |50.1% |{{Composition bar|48|91|hex={{party color|Dominican Revolutionary Party}}}} |{{increase}} 48 |{{increase}} 1st |{{Composition bar|16|27|hex={{party color|Dominican Revolutionary Party}}}} |{{increase}} 16 |{{increase}} 1st |- |[[Dominican Republic general election, 1982|1982]] |825,005 |45.7% |{{Composition bar|62|120|hex={{party color|Dominican Revolutionary Party}}}} |{{increase}} 14 |{{steady}} 1st |{{Composition bar|17|27|hex={{party color|Dominican Revolutionary Party}}}} |{{increase}} 1 |{{steady}} 1st |- |[[Dominican Republic general election, 1986|1986]] |828,209 |39.2% {{Small|in alliance with [[Christian People's Party (Dominican Republic)|PPC]], [[Movement of National Reconciliation|MCN]], [[Democratic Unity (Dominican Republic)|UD]], [[Liberal Reformist Party (Dominican Republic)|LE]]}} |{{Composition bar|48|120|hex={{party color|Dominican Revolutionary Party}}}} |{{decrease}} 14 |{{decrease}} 2nd |{{Composition bar|7|30|hex={{party color|Dominican Revolutionary Party}}}} |{{decrease}} 10 |{{decrease}} 2nd |- |[[Dominican Republic general election, 1990|1990]] |447,605 |23.4% {{Small|in alliance with [[Socialist Bloc (Dominican Republic)|BS]] and [[Dominican Workers' Party|PTD]]}} |{{Composition bar|33|120|hex={{party color|Dominican Revolutionary Party}}}} |{{decrease}} 15 |{{decrease}} 3rd |{{Composition bar|2|30|hex={{party color|Dominican Revolutionary Party}}}} |{{decrease}} 5 |{{decrease}} 3rd |- |[[Dominican Republic general election, 1994|1994]] |1,244,441 |41.9% {{Small|in alliance with [[Democratic Unity|UD]], [[Independent Revolutionary Party|PRI]], [[Social Democratic Institutional Bloc|BIS]], [[Quisqueyano Christian Democratic Party|PQD]], [[Social Democratic Alliance (Dominican Republic)|ASD]], [[National Citizen Will Party|PNVC]],}} |{{Composition bar|57|120|hex={{party color|Dominican Revolutionary Party}}}} |{{increase}} 24 |{{increase}} 1st |{{Composition bar|15|30|hex={{party color|Dominican Revolutionary Party}}}} |{{increase}} 13 |{{increase}} 1st |- |[[1998 Dominican Republic parliamentary election|1998]] |1,075,306 |51.4% {{Small|in alliance with UD, [[Movement of National Reconciliation|MCN]], [[Christian People's Party (Dominican Republic)|PPC]], [[Social Democratic Institutional Bloc|BIS]]}} |{{Composition bar|83|149|hex={{party color|Dominican Revolutionary Party}}}} |{{increase}} 26 |{{steady}} 1st |{{Composition bar|24|30|hex={{party color|Dominican Revolutionary Party}}}} |{{increase}} 9 |{{steady}} 1st |- |[[2002 Dominican Republic parliamentary election|2002]] |963,735 |42.2% {{Small|in alliance with [[Democratic Unity|UD]], [[Social Democratic Alliance (Dominican Republic)|ASD]], [[National Renaissance Party (Dominican Republic)|PRN]]}} |{{Composition bar|73|150|hex={{party color|Dominican Revolutionary Party}}}} |{{decrease}} 10 |{{steady}} 1st |{{Composition bar|29|30|hex={{party color|Dominican Revolutionary Party}}}} |{{increase}} 5 |{{steady}} 1st |- |[[2006 Dominican Republic parliamentary election|2006]] |931,151 |31.13% {{Small|as part of the [[Grand National Alliance (Dominican Republic)|GNA]]}} |{{Composition bar|60|178|hex={{party color|Dominican Revolutionary Party}}}} |{{decrease}} 10 |{{decrease}} 2nd |{{Composition bar|7|32|hex={{party color|Dominican Revolutionary Party}}}} |{{decrease}} 22 |{{decrease}} 2nd |- |[[2010 Dominican Republic parliamentary election|2010]] |1,272,536 |38.44% |{{Composition bar|73|183|hex={{party color|Dominican Revolutionary Party}}}} |{{increase}} 13 |{{steady}} 2nd |{{Composition bar|0|32|hex={{party color|Dominican Revolutionary Party}}}} |{{decrease}} 7 | |- |[[Dominican Republic general election, 2016|2016]] |336,201 |7.83% |{{Composition bar|16|190|hex={{party color|Dominican Revolutionary Party}}}} |{{decrease}} 61 |{{decrease}} 4th |{{Composition bar|1|32|hex={{party color|Dominican Revolutionary Party}}}} |{{increase}} 1 |{{decrease}} 4th |- |[[2020 Dominican Republic general election|2020]] |220,939 |5.52% |{{Composition bar|4|190|hex={{party color|Dominican Revolutionary Party}}}} |{{decrease}} 12 |{{steady}} 4th |{{Composition bar|0|32|hex={{party color|Dominican Revolutionary Party}}}} |{{decrease}} 1 |{{decrease}} 5th |- |[[2024 Dominican Republic general election|2024]] |92,441 |2.17% |{{Composition bar|1|190|hex={{party color|Dominican Revolutionary Party}}}} |{{decrease}} 3 |{{steady}} 4th |{{Composition bar|0|32|hex={{party color|Dominican Revolutionary Party}}}} | |{{increase}} 4th |}
== References == {{reflist|30em}} *Sprague, Jeb (2013) [http://www.rebelion.org/noticia.php?id=172259 La Española, sus coaliciones y la solidaridad entre sus fronteras]. In English here: [http://www.shark.cc/Categories_Dominican_Republic_15.html/ Dominican Republic News] *http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/88549 Island of Hispaniola: Coalitions and cross-border solidarity
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