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Democratic Choice (Dominican Republic)

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Democratic Choice
Opción Democrática
PresidentJosé Horacio Rodríguez Grullón
FounderMinou Tavárez Mirabal
FoundedNovember 21, 2014; 9 years ago (2014-11-21)
Split fromDominican Liberation Party
Political positionCentre-left
National affiliationAlliance for Democracy
Colorsbrown, blue, green, red, white and yellow
Website
od.org.do

Democratic Choice (Spanish: 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

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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

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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

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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

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Presidential elections

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Election Candidate First Round Second Round Result
Votes % Votes %
2024 Virginia Antares Rodríguez 25,204 0.58% Lost Red XN

References

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  1. ^ "Minou Tavárez Mirabal: "El desafío es sumar y es lo que estamos haciendo"". 7dias.com.do.
  2. ^ Redacción. "El Caribe » Diputada Minou Tavárez Mirabal renuncia del PLD". El Caribe.
  3. ^ "La renuncia de Minou Tavárez Mirabal del PLD". Acento. Archived from the original on 2016-08-07. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
  4. ^ "Opción Democrática nombre del nuevo partido de Minou Tavárez". frontera25.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
  5. ^ "Minou Tavárez explica en carta su renuncia del PLD". DiarioDigitalRD. 22 May 2014.
  6. ^ DECLARACIÓN DE PRINCIPIOS
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