Head of state and government of the Dominican Republic
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President of the Dominican Republic
Coat of arms of the Dominican Republic
Presidential seal
Incumbent Luis Abinader since 16 August 2020
Style
Your Excellency, Mr. President His Excellency
Residence
National Palace, Distrito Nacional, Santo Domingo
Appointer
Universal suffrage election
Term length
Four years, renewable once (consecutively)
Inaugural holder
Pedro Santana
Formation
14 November 1844
Deputy
Vice President of the Dominican Republic
Salary
up to RD$450,000/US$ 8,213 monthly[1]
Website
presidencia.gob.do
Politics of the Dominican Republic
Constitution
Constitutional Court
Law
Legislature
Congress of the Dominican Republic
Chamber of Deputies
President of the Chamber
Radhamés Camacho
Senate
President of the Senate
Reinaldo Pared Pérez
Executive
President of the Dominican Republic(list)
Luis Abinader (PRM)
Vice President of the Dominican Republic
Raquel Peña (PRM)
Cabinet
Judiciary
Supreme Court of the Dominican Republic
National Council of the Magistracy
Council of the Judiciary Branch
National Judicial College
Recent elections
Presidential: 2008
2012
Parliamentary: 2006
2010
General: 2020
2024
Administrative divisions
Provinces
Governors
Municipalities
Geographic Regions
Foreign relations
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister: Miguel Vargas
Diplomatic missions of / in the Dominican Republic
Passports
Visa requirements
Visa policy
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The president of the Dominican Republic (Spanish: Presidente de la República Dominicana) is both the head of state and head of government of the Dominican Republic. The presidential system was established in 1844, following the proclamation of the republic during the Dominican War of Independence. The president of the Dominican Republic is styled Your Excellency, Mr. President during his time in office. His official residence is the National Palace.
The article CXXVIII of the constitution instructs the president of the "faithful execution of the Dominican Law" and confers on him the rank of commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, the National Police and all the state security forces. It has the power to appoint ministers, grant pardons, moratoria and the duty of ensuring national security and the collection and faithful investment of national income. The constitution also places it as the head of the state's foreign policy and grants it the power to appoint diplomatic representatives on the recommendation and approval of the Senate of the Dominican Republic. The constitution of the Dominican Republic was published in 1801
The president is elected by universal suffrage for a term of four years. Since the Constitution of the Dominican Republic of 1966, in its modification of 2015, no person can be elected to the position of president more than twice. In case of death, dismissal, or resignation of a president, the vice president assumes the presidency. In the absence of both, the executive branch may organize an interim government or pass control of the government to the legislative branch.
There have been 54 people who have taken office. The first president was Pedro Santana, who was invested on 14 November 1844 by decision of the Central Government Junta. The current president of the Dominican Republic is Luis Abinader of the Modern Revolutionary Party, who won the 2020 Dominican Republic general election and took office on 16 August 2020 from Danilo Medina.
Beginning in the first decade of the 21st century, the Dominican presidency has taken on a more participatory role at the global level, strengthening diplomatic ties throughout the world and serving as a mediator in conflicts as close as the 2009 Honduran coup d'état and so far away as the Arab–Israeli conflict.[2]
^"EL CONGRESO NACIONAL: En Nombre de la República. Ley No. 105-13" (PDF). 8 August 2013.
^Valdez, Annia (2 July 2011). "Viajes históricos de Leonel". Listin Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2018.
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