National
President of the Dominican Republic
- Spanish: Presidente de la República Dominicana
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected
- Exact method
- Elected by direct vote every four years on the third Sunday of May; an absolute majority is required, otherwise a run-off between the top two lists is held on the last Sunday of June. A second consecutive term is allowed but never a third run for the office or the Vice Presidency (Constitution, Arts. 124, 209). Sworn in on 16 August after the election (Art. 126).
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Luis Abinader PRM since August 2024 Report Source: presidencia.gob.do, checked
Next vote
Sources
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitute Project, Dominican Republic 2015 Constitution (English translation of the 2015 text), read 2026-10-12: Arts. 122, 124, 126, 209: head of State and government, direct election, oath on 16 August For: President of the Dominican Republic
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitute Project, Dominican Republic 2015 Constitution (English translation of the 2015 text), read 2026-10-12: Spanish title in the Constitution (Presidente de la República) For: President of the Dominican Republic in Spanish
- presidencia.gob.do · checked Presidencia de la Republica Dominicana, presidencia/luis-abinader and /ministros, read 2026-10-12: President of the Republic; mandate from the 16 August 2024 oath (Art. 126). Party from the SIL/PRM listing and the official biography (PRM candidate) For: Luis Abinader, current term
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitute Project, Dominican Republic 2015 Constitution, Art. 209, read 2026-10-12: general elections on the third Sunday of May every four years; second round last Sunday of June For: General election, May 21, 2028