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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Barbara AGELVIS

Dominican Republic To Vote In Poll Dominated By Haiti Crisis

The 56-year-old millionaire businessman Abinader was elected in the midst of the Covid pandemic in 2020, promising to restore trust in the government after several high-profile corruption scandals embroiling public officials (Credit: AFP)

Dominican President Luis Abinader is poised for a comfortable re-election on Sunday, analysts say, buoyed by support for his tough stance on migration from troubled neighboring Haiti.

The two nations share the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, but the more prosperous Dominican Republic stands in stark contrast to its chaos-plagued neighbor, which has been rocked by months of gang violence.

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