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| Partido Revolucionario Moderno | |
|---|---|
| Name | Partido Revolucionario Moderno |
| Native name | Partido Revolucionario Moderno |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Founder | Hipólito Mejía (movement founders), Roberto Salcedo (supporters) |
| Leader | Luis Abinader |
| Headquarters | Santo Domingo |
| Ideology | Liberal conservatism, Democratic reformism |
| Position | Center-right |
| International | Centrist Democrat International |
| Country | Dominican Republic |
Partido Revolucionario Moderno is a political party in the Dominican Republic established in 2014 following a split from the PRD and subsequent reorganization. The party emerged amid factional disputes involving figures from the administrations of Leonel Fernández, Danilo Medina, and Hipólito Mejía, consolidating support from provincial leaders, urban activists, and business sectors. It rapidly became a major actor in Dominican electoral politics, competing with parties such as the Partido de la Liberación Dominicana and the Dominican Revolutionary Party.
The PRM traces origins to factional realignments within the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano during the early 2010s, when leaders like Hipólito Mejía, Salud Hernández, and Reinaldo Pared Pérez debated alliances ahead of the 2016 and 2020 electoral cycles. In 2014 dissidents formally organized the PRM, registering with the Junta Central Electoral; founders included municipal figures from Santo Domingo Este, Santiago de los Caballeros, and the Distrito Nacional. The party contested municipal and congressional elections in 2016, aligning sinuosly with sectors of the business community, labor unions, and civil society organizations linked to reforms advocated by OAS observers. PRM’s candidacy of Luis Abinader for president in 2016 and again in 2020 marked a turning point as the party expanded coalitions with groups from Partido Reformista Social Cristiano dissidents and social movements in Boca Chica and Puerto Plata.
PRM positions itself within a center-right, reformist tradition influenced by liberal-conservative currents present in Latin America and by policy networks associated with Inter-American Development Bank, World Bank, and regional think tanks such as CIDOB and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo. The platform emphasizes market-friendly policies aligned with free trade agreements negotiated by the DR-CAFTA framework, fiscal transparency measures championed by auditors like ONE and anti-corruption protocols inspired by Transparency International recommendations. PRM’s policy propositions reference healthcare initiatives similar to reforms promoted by PAHO and education strategies comparable to programs in Chile and Costa Rica advocated by ministries such as the Ministerio de Educación.
The party’s organizational structure includes a National Directorate, provincial committees, and municipal boards mirroring party systems used by Partido Acción Nacional and Partido Colorado (Uruguay). Prominent leaders have included Luis Abinader, former ministers from Danilo Medina administrations who defected, and municipal mayors from Santiago de los Caballeros and La Vega. PRM recruits from professional associations like the Colegio Médico Dominicano and unions affiliated with the CNUS, while maintaining liaison offices with diplomatic missions such as the Embassy of the United States in Santo Domingo and delegations from the European Union. Internal debates have been moderated through congresses attended by figures from Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo and policy advisers connected to Cepal research units.
PRM contested national elections beginning in 2016, capturing legislative seats in the Congreso Nacional and municipal mayoralties in urban centers like Santo Domingo Norte and Santiago. In the 2020 presidential election, the party’s candidate Luis Abinader won the presidency, alongside gains in the Cámara de Diputados and Senado de la República, displacing long-standing dominance by the PLD. International observers from the Organization of American States and delegations from United Nations agencies monitored subsequent electoral cycles that reinforced PRM’s standing in provincial strongholds such as San Cristóbal and La Romana.
As the governing party after 2020, PRM-led administrations implemented fiscal measures coordinated with the Ministerio de Hacienda and pursued infrastructure projects in partnership with multilateral lenders including the Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo and the Banco Mundial. Policies prioritized tourism sector recovery in zones like Punta Cana, port modernization at Puerto Caucedo, and public health programs coordinated with Sistema Dominicano de Seguridad Social reforms. The government negotiated investment promotional agreements with delegations from Spain, China, and Argentina and engaged bilateral security cooperation with the United States Department of State and regional law enforcement networks such as CICAD.
PRM has faced criticism from opposition parties such as the PLD and civic groups including Movimiento Marcha Verde over alleged irregularities in procurement overseen by agencies like Oficina de Ingenieria de Obras del Estado and questions regarding appointments linked to provincial factions in Santiago Rodríguez. Accusations have involved investigations by the Procuraduría General and audits referencing compliance with international anti-corruption standards promoted by GAFI. Civil society organizations, academic commentators from Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra and editorial boards of outlets like Listín Diario and Diario Libre have debated PRM’s handling of social policy, transparency, and party discipline.
Category:Political parties in the Dominican Republic Category:Political parties established in 2014