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Office briefing

AZUA — Municipal council

Tracked current office. Identifiers stay separate from display names.

Dominican Republic · AZUA / AZUA · municipal · Municipal councilDO-C-AZUA

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Definitive 2024 vote vectors and seat allocations joined. March 2020 replaces the annulled February poll. Earlier council ballot basis, special events and boundary comparability require review.

1. What office, where, and when is the next election?

Geography
AZUA / AZUA
Next election
2028-02-20
Linked upcoming event
next-ef3e8a4964af7d21875a12ff
Registry qualification
Unknown

2. How certain is that date?

2028-02-20 is expected (not formally called). Day precision. A date without a formal call is not confirmed.

3. Who won earlier selected elections?

2024-02-18

Ordinary · Legal certification not established · unknown

  • PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNO Y ALIADOS48.3%
  • PARTIDO FUERZA DEL PUEBLO Y ALIADOS19.2%
  • PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANA15.0%
  • PARTIDO DE ACCION LIBERAL Y ALIADOS5.2%
  • BLOQUE INSTITUCIONAL SOCIAL DEMOCRATA Y ALIADOS3.7%
  • PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO DOMINICANO3.2%
  • PARTIDO PAIS POSIBLE1.8%
  • PARTIDO PRIMERO LA GENTE1.6%
  • PARTIDO REFORMISTA SOCIAL CRISTIANO1.2%
  • MOVIMIENTO PATRIA PARA TODOS0.3%
  • PARTIDO ESPERANZA DEMOCRATICA0.3%
  • FRENTE AMPLIO0.2%
  • PARTIDO SOCIALISTA CRISTIANO0.1%
Results for event-9a1db8e7cfc859aa01ef0783
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNO Y ALIADOSPRMdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/202412,38848.3%7Recorded
PARTIDO FUERZA DEL PUEBLO Y ALIADOSFPdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/20244,92319.2%2Recorded
PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANAPLDdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/20243,84615%2Recorded
PARTIDO DE ACCION LIBERAL Y ALIADOSPALdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/20241,3265.2%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
BLOQUE INSTITUCIONAL SOCIAL DEMOCRATA Y ALIADOSBISdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/20249433.7%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO DOMINICANOPRDdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/20248123.2%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO PAIS POSIBLEPPdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/20244501.8%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO PRIMERO LA GENTEPPGdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/20244151.6%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO REFORMISTA SOCIAL CRISTIANOPRSCdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/20243101.2%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
MOVIMIENTO PATRIA PARA TODOSPPTdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/2024810.3%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO ESPERANZA DEMOCRATICAPEDdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/2024670.3%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
FRENTE AMPLIOFAMPdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/2024620.2%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO SOCIALISTA CRISTIANOPSCdominican-republic/S84db1edb1b/2024170.1%0 (recorded zero)Recorded

2020-03-15

Repeated / replacement · Legal certification not established · list votes

  • PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNO Y ALIADOS53.3%
  • PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANA Y ALIADOS44.8%
  • PARTIDO REFORMISTA SOCIAL CRISTIANO0.7%
  • PARTIDO ALIANZA PAIS Y ALIADOS0.6%
  • PARTIDO UNION DEMOCRATA CRISTIANA0.2%
  • PARTIDO NACIONAL VOLUNTAD CIUDADANA0.2%
  • PARTIDO CIVICO RENOVADOR0.1%
  • PARTIDO PAIS POSIBLE0.1%
  • PARTIDO VERDE DOMINICANO0.0%
Results for event-d5c2f2aa9468104d7063b117
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNO Y ALIADOSdominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/202014,56653.3%6Recorded
PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANA Y ALIADOSdominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/202012,24944.8%5Recorded
PARTIDO REFORMISTA SOCIAL CRISTIANOdominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/20201810.7%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO ALIANZA PAIS Y ALIADOSdominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/20201680.6%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO UNION DEMOCRATA CRISTIANAdominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/2020550.2%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO NACIONAL VOLUNTAD CIUDADANAdominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/2020510.2%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO CIVICO RENOVADORdominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/2020260.1%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO PAIS POSIBLEdominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/2020180.1%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO VERDE DOMINICANOdominican-republic/S9e2090ae02/2020100%0 (recorded zero)Recorded

2016-05-15

Ordinary · Legal certification not established · list votes

  • PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANA Y ALIADOS54.6%
  • PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNO Y ALIADOS41.1%
  • ALIANZA POR LA DEMOCRACIA Y ALIADOS1.9%
  • PARTIDO ALIANZA PAIS1.7%
  • PARTIDO UNION DEMOCRATA CRISTIANA0.4%
  • PARTIDO QUISQUEYANO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANO0.2%
  • FRENTE AMPLIO0.1%
Results for event-6367ff595cd68def70069695
Label / candidateParty codeVotesShareSeatsStatus
PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANA Y ALIADOSdominican-republic/Se0c865c342/201626,68854.6%6Recorded
PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNO Y ALIADOSdominican-republic/Se0c865c342/201620,07941.1%5Recorded
ALIANZA POR LA DEMOCRACIA Y ALIADOSdominican-republic/Se0c865c342/20169271.9%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO ALIANZA PAISdominican-republic/Se0c865c342/20168191.7%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO UNION DEMOCRATA CRISTIANAdominican-republic/Se0c865c342/20161980.4%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
PARTIDO QUISQUEYANO DEMOCRATA CRISTIANOdominican-republic/Se0c865c342/2016890.2%0 (recorded zero)Recorded
FRENTE AMPLIOdominican-republic/Se0c865c342/2016450.1%0 (recorded zero)Recorded

4. Competition and volatility

competition index

Provisional imported-series CI

0 (recorded zero)0–100 historical closeness

Actual-event and/or comparability review incomplete

Comparison status: Provisional imported-series comparison; actual-event review open

Method ci.weighted-gap.v1. Inputs: latest_gap=29.114664586583466, oldest_gap=13.53055583990173, previous_gap=8.479724784072609

pedersen volatility

Withheld volatility

Unknownpercentage points

Not calculated: comparable fixed party grouping unavailable

Comparison status: Latest interval · Comparable grouped vectors unavailable for this interval

Method pedersen.grouped.v1. Inputs: groups=[], interval=Latest interval, vectors=[]

pedersen volatility

Withheld volatility

Unknownpercentage points

Not calculated: comparable fixed party grouping unavailable

Comparison status: Previous interval · Comparable grouped vectors unavailable for this interval

Method pedersen.grouped.v1. Inputs: groups=[], interval=Previous interval, vectors=[]

pedersen volatility

Withheld volatility

Unknownpercentage points

Not calculated: comparable fixed party grouping unavailable

Comparison status: Both intervals mean · Comparable grouped vectors unavailable for this interval

Method pedersen.grouped.v1. Inputs: groups=[], interval=Both intervals mean, vectors=[]

Source-reported control: Unverified. Current tenure requires separate dated evidence.

5. Officeholder evidence

Dated roster observations are not automatically current tenure. The source current-office flag means this office is tracked now, not that the last winner still holds it.

Officeholder observations
PersonRoleAs ofAffiliationPrincipal?
JOSE MANUEL RAMIREZ PUJOLSREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
EURIS STALING MATOS SORIANOREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
CARLOS HUMBERTO SANCHEZ AGRAMONTEREGIDOR2024PARTIDO FUERZA DEL PUEBLOunknown
JUAN EDILIO RAMIREZ NAVARROREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
JHONATAN JOSE JORGE MATOSREGIDOR2024PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANAunknown
BARTOLINA GONZALEZ RAMIREZREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
RAFAEL ARTURO SILFA MATOSREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
RAFAEL ANTONIO LARA LEBRONREGIDOR2024PARTIDO FUERZA DEL PUEBLOunknown
FANNIS LAURENCE PEREZ MATOSREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown
RAFAEL ANTONIO CORCINO RUIZREGIDOR2024PARTIDO DE LA LIBERACION DOMINICANAunknown
STERLING FEDERICO QUEZADA MELOREGIDOR2024PARTIDO REVOLUCIONARIO MODERNOunknown

6. Polling context

No local poll supplied.

7. Unresolved issues and sources

No open research issues attached to this office.

Sources

Cite this record

Center for Digital Democracy. “AZUA — Municipal council.” Subnational Election Observatory, releaselatin-america-fe5e91689def, snapshot 2026-09-13. /electiondatabase/offices/DO-C-AZUA. Sources: dominican-republic--url-9eeae531a9324c0e31187d6e, dominican-republic--url-6036685c5a67c6ca3aeb4de9, dominican-republic--url-7fe13efce2166a5693351268, dominican-republic--S84db1edb1b, dominican-republic--Se3e95bc895, dominican-republic--S9e2090ae02, dominican-republic--Se0c865c342, dominican-republic--S777101bcbc.