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STORY: ELECTION FOLLOW-UP
LOCATION: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
DATE: 1 JULY 1996
DURATION: 1.36
Fernandez takes over from Balaguer
Leonel Fernandez, an attorney who grew up in the US, beat
three-time candidate Jose Francisco Pena Gomez in the Dominican
Republic's run-off presidential election. Fernandez replaces
seven-time president Joaquin Balaguer on August 16. On Monday
(1/7), Pena Gomez acknowledged defeat by a slim margin. Fernandez
made no victory speech and was believed to be awaiting an official
declaration from the Supreme Electoral Council. Meanwhile, his
supporters drove through the capital honking horns and trailing
streamers in purple and gold, the colours of the Dominican
Liberation Party, breaking the calm that had prevailed during the
election. Former US president Jimmy Carter, who led an election
monitoring team, said voting was orderly and organized. More than
3.7 million voters cast ballots.
SHOWS:
SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
People in cars celebrating victory of Dr Fernandez; Jose Francisco
Pena Gomez, losing candidate, walking; Pena Gomez, saying "the
elections are over...according to the results, the winner is Dr.
Leonel Fernandez. I will abide by the decision of the Central
Electoral Commission"; Dr Leonel Fernandez, saying "these
elections are the result of a post-electoral crisis of 1994. All
the Dominican people were aware that this vote meant the end of
the crisis and not the beginning of a new crisis".
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