Democratic Choice (Dominican Republic) Explained

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Democratic Choice
Native Name:Opción Democrática
Leader1 Title:President
Leader1 Name:Minou Tavárez Mirabal
Leader2 Title:General Secretary
Leader3 Title:Founder
Leader3 Name:Minou Tavárez Mirabal
Split:Dominican Liberation Party
Position:Centre-left
National:Alliance for Democracy
International:Progressive International
Affiliation1 Title:Regional affiliation
Affiliation1:Sao Paulo Forum
Colors:brown, blue, green, red, white and yellow
Country:the Dominican Republic

Democratic Choice (Spanish; Castilian: Opción Democrática, OD) is a center-left political party founded in 2015 by Minou Tavárez Mirabal[1] [2] and other volunteers in the Dominican Republic.[3] [4]

History

Democratic Choice (OD) was announced as a result of Mirabal's split from the Dominican Liberation’s Party in a public letter to the media.[5]

Definitions

Democratic Choice welcomes a community of Dominican citizens without restrictions based on socioeconomic status, religious beliefs, ethnicity, gender, or any other condition. The party mandate is the construction of an able democratic society to exhibit humanity's highest aspirations and to satisfy the spiritual needs and materials of the Dominican people in a setting of fraternity, freedom, and justice.[6]

Symbolism

The symbol of the party is a flower made up of the letters O and D.

The party colors are blue, yellow, green, and red.

Election results

Presidential elections

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Minou Tavárez Mirabal: "El desafío es sumar y es lo que estamos haciendo". 7dias.com.do.
  2. Web site: El Caribe » Diputada Minou Tavárez Mirabal renuncia del PLD. Redacción. El Caribe.
  3. Web site: La renuncia de Minou Tavárez Mirabal del PLD. Acento. 2015-10-25. 2016-08-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20160807100930/http://acento.com.do/2014/opinion/editorial/8142938-la-renuncia-de-minou-tavarez-mirabal-del-pld/. dead.
  4. Web site: Opción Democrática nombre del nuevo partido de Minou Tavárez. frontera25.com. 2015-10-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090533/http://frontera25.com/opcion-democratica-nombre-del-nuevo-partido-de-minou-tavarez/. 2016-03-04. dead.
  5. Web site: Minou Tavárez explica en carta su renuncia del PLD. DiarioDigitalRD. 22 May 2014 .
  6. http://opciondemocratica.com/index.php/somos/declaracion-de-principios DECLARACIÓN DE PRINCIPIOS