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45-498: PLD may refer to: Political parties [ edit ] Partido de la Liberación Dominicana ( Dominican Liberation Party ) Party for Liberties and Development ( Parti pour les Libertés et le Développement ), Chad Liberal Democratic Party (Angola) Liberal Democratic Party (Italy) Liberal Democratic Party (Romania) Liberal Democratic Pole Science and technology [ edit ] Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin,

90-495: A method of growing thin films Primary linguistic data, Chomsky's term for one's experiences of language during childhood. Other uses [ edit ] Paul Laurence Dunbar High School (disambiguation) , several schools Pierre-Luc Dubois , ice hockey player for the Washington Capitals The ISO 639 language code for Polari Product Liability Directive 1985 , an EU directive that created

135-517: A pegylated liposomal form of the anticancer medication doxorubicin Phospholipase D , an enzyme which cleaves phosphatidylcholine to produce phosphatidic acid and choline PLD Space , a Spanish space company focused on developing low cost launch vehicles Polycystic liver disease , multiple cysts scattered throughout the normal liver tissue Programmable logic device , a type of integrated circuit semiconductor Pulsed laser deposition ,

180-563: A public declaration of assets stating that he had a net worth of 76 million US dollars . The investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) found that Abinader "is linked to two Panamanian companies" (both created before Abinader became president of the country). Documents found in the Pandora Papers show that these two companies originally had bearer shares, not registered in

225-507: A regime of strict liability for defective products The stock symbol for Prologis , a real estate investment trust Purushottam Laxman Deshpande , Marathi writer and humourist. Portslade railway station , a railway station in Sussex, England (station code: PLD) Personal Listening Device, such as mp3 players, smartphones etc. Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

270-736: Is member of the Board of Directors of the O&;M University's Foundation . He was recognized by the Rhode Island General Assembly for his career in public service, education, and business. He also received acknowledgments from the City Hall of Boston and the Massachusetts Senate for his contributions to higher education, civic engagement, and community service. Abinader was the vice-presidential candidate of

315-658: The Dominican Revolutionary Party in the 2012 election and in 2005 was pre-candidate for senator from the province of Santo Domingo . Abinader was the presidential candidate of the Dominican Humanist Party and the Modern Revolutionary Party for the past general elections on 15 May 2016 . Abinader was, along with Soraya Aquino, one of the two presidential candidates in 2016 who had not been born during

360-591: The "best is yet to come". Abinader was born in Santo Domingo on 12 July 1967. His parents were born in Santiago in the northern region of the country : his mother, Rosa Ramona Sulina "Sula" Corona Caba, is from a family of colonial Spanish origin; most of her ancestors hail from San José de las Matas . His father was José Rafael Abinader , a businessman and political leader whose family were Christian Maronites from Lebanon . His paternal grandfather

405-917: The Americas to oppose the Maduro regime and advocate for a return to democracy in Venezuela . On 24 February 2022, Abinader released a statement denouncing Russia's invasion of Ukraine . In 2023, a dispute over water in the Dajabón River led President Abinader to close the Dominican Republic-Haiti border . The government of Luis Abinader has been questioned for the increase in the country's public debt, taking it from U$ 44,622.3 million in 2020 to U$ 54,828.8 million by December 2023, which means that in just 3 years (2021-2023) it increased by U$ 10,206.5 million. This makes his government

450-725: The Colegio Loyola ( Spanish : Loyola High School ); He graduated in economics from the Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo ( Spanish : Santo Domingo Institute of Technology ). He did postgraduate studies in Project Management at Hult International Business School (at the time named Arthur D. Little Institute) in Cambridge, Massachusetts . He was elected vice president of the Dominican Revolutionary Party in its 2005 National Convention. He

495-551: The Dominican Liberation Party won a majority of senators (31 of 32) and representatives, as well the largest number of mayors around the country. On May 20, 2012 the PLD won its third straight presidential elections with its candidate Danilo Medina , with 51.2% of the vote, against former president Hipólito Mejía , from the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) who obtained 46.9% on these elections. By 2016,

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540-583: The Dominican Republic since 2020. He was the Modern Revolutionary Party candidate for President of the Dominican Republic in the 2016 , 2020 , and 2024 general elections. Before becoming president, Abinader was the general manager of Grupo Abicor, a business consortium started by his father, José Rafael Abinader , a former senator and finance minister. Grupo Abicor includes a real estate and construction company focused mainly on

585-570: The Dominican government and had been involved in construction projects that included aqueducts, hydroelectric plants, and roads and highways. This scandal that swept the whole of Latin America led to a lot of discontent and distrust among the citizens of the Dominican Republic towards the government. In fact, a new movement emerged called the Green March (Spanish: Marcha Verde) in protest of

630-652: The May 19, 2024, election, he was re-elected with 57% of the votes for the 2024-2028 term. His two closest competitors were Leonel Fernández of the People's Force party, and Abel Martínez of the Dominican Liberation Party . They received 29% and 10% of the votes, respectively, in that election. In October 2021, Abinader was named in the Pandora Papers leak. Prior becoming President, he filed

675-411: The PLD has retained the presidency of the Dominican Republic for 16 out of the previous 20 years, and has become the only party in the Dominican Republic to have attained this achievement in the country's democratic history after the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo which lasted between 1930 until 1961. On July 5, 2020, the party's 16-year rule in the Dominican Republic officially ended after losing to

720-471: The PRD was going in the early ‘70s, he left the party and founded the PLD in 1973. Juan Emilio Bosch Gaviño was a politician and historian who founded the modern-day PLD. Bosch first involved himself in politics in the late 1920s, when he predicted the ascendency of the military leader, Rafael Leonidas Trujillo . Trujillo took power in 1930 and began shutting down the opposition, including Bosch. In 1934, Bosch

765-415: The PRD was only working for small and wealthy interest groups and not for the people. Bosch founded the PLD in 1973 and ran for president in several elections between 1978 and 1994 until finally retiring from political life in 1996, at the age of 87, when he conceded to a person whom some call his “disciple,” Leonel Fernandez, who ran as his vice president in the 1994 election. The Odebrecht Bribery Scandal

810-470: The PRM, Luis Abinader, who had run in 2016 against the PLD incumbent Danilo Medina. When the results came in, it was announced that Abinader had won the presidency with 54% of the vote compared to Castillo’s 37%. The PLD also lost several Senate and Parliamentary seats, effectively losing much of the hold they had had in the government years. In an Op-Ed article, the former PLD President Leonel Fernandez wrote that

855-432: The dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo (1930-1961). Giuliani Partners , specifically Rudy Giuliani and John Huvane, advised Abinader in the campaign as security consultants. Abinader successfully ran for President in the 2020 election. Rudy Giuliani and John Huvane once again advised Abinader in the campaign as security consultants. In August 2023, he announced his intention to seek presidential re-election, and in

900-529: The drug trade, as well as reduce the chance of gang violence in Haiti from spreading to the Dominican Republic. Despite efforts to reactivate the economy in the post-pandemic period, Abinader's administration has faced numerous criticisms. Several economists have pointed out that, although there were successes in vaccination and some economic stimuli, the debt policy has been inefficient. The significant increase in loans, without strong capital expenditure to boost

945-638: The early 1960s, and became the nation’s first democratically elected president in 1963 with the support of John F. Kennedy . He took a position against corruption and worked to better the country’s position post-dictatorship. However, he was overthrown by the military after just a few months in office. Political scientist Matias Bosch stated, however, that the United States would often withdraw their support of Latin American democracies if they felt it might threaten their interests, especially in light of

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990-496: The economy, could compromise future governments. Additionally, the policy of eliminating customs duties for certain imported products has been criticized, arguing that it has harmed domestic producers and led to the bankruptcy of many local businesses. These measures failed to control the prices of food and other basic products, and the national economy continued to slow down, with double-digit inflation and economic growth limited to 2% in 2023. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

1035-483: The fight against illegal immigration one of his priorities. In February 2022, he began construction of a separation wall with Haiti , which will extend over 164 of the 380 kilometers of border. In February 2023, construction was started on a border wall that will cover the border with Haiti. The project includes 70 watchtowers and 41 access gates for patrolling containing fiber optics for communications, movement sensors, cameras, radars and drones. This project will be

1080-473: The government. In a press conference, one of the main opposition parties, Fuerza del Pueblo, denounced through its legal team that the president had been given about 30 thousand cards of the 2023 Christmas bonus. Despite the high inflation rate experienced by the country and the devaluation of the Dominican peso against the US dollar (going from 53.30 per dollar to 56.50), President Luis Abinader has maintained

1125-535: The last 7 presidential elections. Two presidents have been from the PLD: Leonel Fernandez (1996–2000; 2004–2012) and Danilo Medina (2012–2020). Only Hipolito Mejia of the PRD interrupted the PLD party’s long line of electoral successes between 2000 and 2004. The PRD served as a forerunner to the PLD since it was founded by the same man, Juan Bosch . However, when Bosch disliked the direction in which

1170-528: The late 1990s and had held control over much of the government until 2020, when the Modern Revolutionary Party (referred to here by its Spanish acronym, the PRM ) won several governmental seats as well as the presidency with the election of Luis Abinader as president. The PLD party's logo is a yellow five-pointed star on a purple background. The PLD has been a major player in the Dominican political landscape for many years. Since its founding in 1973, it has won 5 of

1215-457: The name of any particular person. It also shows that after in 2015, Panamanian law required companies to disclose the identity of the owners of their bearer shares, in 2018, a lawyer for the Abinaders filed a form with an "offshore service company" (Overseas Management Co. or OMC Group) listing Luis Abinader's siblings as shareholders of the companies, instead of "the bearer". OMC Group is also

1260-560: The one that has most indebted the country in absolute terms. Consolidated public debt along with the Central Bank debt (U$ 19,944.9 million in 2023) reached a total of U$ 74,900 million by December 2023. The management of Luis Abinader has continued the old practices of clientelism to gain popularity, spending billions of Dominican pesos on RD$ 1500 bonds, which are approximately 30 dollars. These bonds, which are supposed to support families, have been labeled as an act of clientelism by

1305-513: The party and its allies gained control of both houses of Congress. At the legislative elections , 16 May 2002, the party won 29.1% of the popular vote and 41 out of 150 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 2 out of 31 seats in the Senate. Its candidate at the presidential election of 16 May 2004, Leonel Fernández , won 57.1% of the vote. Founded by Juan Bosch in 1973, the PLD originally

1350-463: The recently-revolutionized Cuba . Bosch was exiled again and a civil war ensued soon thereafter, in an attempt to put Bosch in power again. This warranted intervention by the US government and a new democracy was established. This time, one of Trujillo’s original supporters, Joaquin Balaguer , won the presidency. Bosch rejoined the PRD, but in the early 1970s, left the party because he felt that

1395-466: The results of the elections reflected a conjunction of several factors including the Odebrecht scandal and the recent protests in the country against the government of Medina and the PLD. The party has been elected into office five times now, with its last president Danilo Medina President of the Dominican Republic , in the 1996, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 elections, though losing in 2000. In May 2006

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1440-552: The rival Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM). in alliance with UD in alliance with BIS and APD as part of the Progressive Bloc Luis Abinader Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona ODB GColIH ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlwis roˈðolfo aβinaˈðeɾ koˈɾona] ; born 12 July 1967) is a Dominican economist, businessman, and politician who has served as the 54th president of

1485-415: The scandal, which in fact was explicitly mentioned in their manifesto. The Dominican elections that occurred on July 5, 2020 represent the first time in 16 years that the PLD lost the presidency. The elections were postponed from May to July due to the coronavirus pandemic . More than 4 million people came out to vote, within the country and abroad. The candidate for the PLD was Gonzalo Castillo and for

1530-519: The second longest border wall in the Americas , after the US-Mexico wall . Proposals for a wall came from several Dominican politicians, including Ramfis Trujillo, grandson of Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo , and Abinader before becoming president. The idea is supported by the vast majority of the Dominican population. Dominican officials claim the wall will slow the illegal Haitian migration,

1575-478: The service provider that created the company Offshore Dorado Asset Management Ltd. on 2 July 2004 in the tax haven of the British Virgin Islands on behalf of Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski. Once president, Abinader created the company Offshore Dorado. Once president, Abinader declared these two companies (and at least seven other offshore companies under a revocable trust). His net worth

1620-536: The title PLD . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=PLD&oldid=1255650729 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Political party disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Dominican Liberation Party The PLD have won several elections since

1665-460: The tourism industry, a cement factory, and a private university. As revealed by the Pandora Papers , Abinader also owns several offshore companies. Abinader was proclaimed as Latin America's richest president by Bloomberg Línea in 2022. Abinader was re-elected to a second term as president in the 2024 Dominican Republic general election . In his victory speech, Abinader said that the "changes that we've made are going to be irreversible", and that

1710-429: Was José S. Abinader, a Lebanese immigrant from Baskinta , Mount Lebanon , who arrived to the country in 1898 and settled in the town of Tamboril (located near the city of Santiago de los Caballeros ). His maternal grandmother, Esther Wassaf Khoury Sahdalá, was born in the Dominican Republic to Wassaf Khoury Hanna and his wife Thell Sahdalá, both Lebanese Maronite Christians . Abinader did his secondary education at

1755-611: Was a scandal in which the Brazilian construction company Odebrecht paid millions of dollars in bribes to various governments in Africa and Latin America —including the Dominican Republic—for special construction contracts, occurring between 2001 and 2014. It spanned three Dominican presidents—Mejia, Fernandez, and Medina—the latter two of which were PLD. It was revealed that the company had paid more than 90 million dollars to

1800-539: Was among those in attendance at Abinader's swearing-in ceremony. Under Luis Abinader's leadership, the Dominican Republic is set to form stronger economic and diplomatic ties with the United States. Under his administration, the Dominican Republic became one of the countries that, along with the US, voted to maintain the arms embargo on Iran . He is close to the Lima Group , which brings together nations in

1845-651: Was approximately US$ 70 million, according to a public declaration of assets he filed a month after being elected president in 2020. Abinader was sworn in as the President of the Dominican Republic on 16 August 2020. The inauguration had a reduced number of guests due to the measures taken for the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the international guests was the Secretary of State of the United States, Mike Pompeo , who attended on behalf of President Donald Trump. He made

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1890-415: Was arrested under suspicion of being part of a conspiracy to overthrow the government. Proven innocent, he was released from custody and a few years later left the Dominican Republic to go to Puerto Rico with his wife for “medical reasons.” In reality, he had exiled himself since he did not want to be a part of Trujillo’s increasingly oppressive government. Bosch returned after Trujillo was assassinated in

1935-429: Was considerably to the left of Bosch's original party, the Dominican Revolutionary Party . Bosch ran for president as the party’s candidate several times, but did not win. Following Bosch’s retirement, Fernandez became the leader of the party and won the 1996 presidential elections after forming an alliance with Dr. Joaquín Balaguer , Bosch’s political enemy for over 30 years. He did not run for another term in 2000 as he

1980-546: Was term-limited, but returned to the presidency in 2004. The party's logo is a yellow five-pointed star on a purple background. In the 16 May 2006 legislative elections , the party led the Progressive Bloc , that won 96 out of 178 deputies and 22 out of 32 senators. On May 16, 2008, presidential elections were carried and PLD candidate Leonel Fernández won 54%, defeating 7 other presidential candidates. On May 16, 2010, congressional and municipal elections held,

2025-722: Was the Executive Chairman of ABICOR Group, which has developed and operated major tourism projects in the Dominican Republic. This family group spearheaded the business plan that led to the establishment of Cementos Santo Domingo, where he served as Vice President. He has been president of the Association of Hotels in the Puerto Plata area and is a member of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Hotels and Restaurants (ASONAHORES). He

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