Dominican Republic: Political structure
Jun 30th 2009 | from the print edition
FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT
Official name
Dominican Republic
Form of government
Representative democracy with a US-style Congress and presidency
Head of state
On May 16th 2008 Leonel Fernandez was elected for a third term as president
The executive
The president has executive power, appoints a cabinet and holds office for four years
National legislature
Bicameral Congress, with both houses directly elected; the Senate (the upper house) has 32
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