The fourth place is occupied by the Partido Esperanza Democrática (PED) with Roque Espaillat.
With 94.58% of the polling stations counted, President Luis Abinader emerges as the winner of the elections held this Sunday in the Dominican Republic.
In the 8:00 am bulletin this Monday, Abinader, of the Partido Revolucionario Moderno (PRM), accumulates 57.16% (2,366,971) of the votes cast, while in second place is the candidate of the Fuerza del Pueblo (FP), Leonel Fernández, with 29.34% (1,214,887).
In third place is Abel Martínez, of the Partido de la Liberación Dominicana (PLD), with 10.21% (422,735).
The fourth place is occupied by one of the minority parties, the Partido Esperanza Democrática (PED), with 1.33% (55,231).
In fifth place is Carlos Peña, from Generación de Servidores (GENS), with 0.73% (30,084). The sixth place is occupied by Opción Democrática (OD), with its candidate Virginia Antares, who has 0.57% (23,737).
In seventh place is Miguel Vargas, from the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano (PRD), with 0.45% (18,752). In eighth place is María Teresa Cabrera, from the Frente Amplio, with 0.14% (5,965), and in ninth place is Fulgencio Severino, from the Partido Patria para Todos, with 0.06% (2,621).
Out of 18,313 polling stations, 17,321 have been counted, accounting for a total of 94.58%. A total of 4,211,657 votes have been cast, of which 4,140,982 are valid and 69,309 are null.
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