Conventional Long Form Name of country: Dominican Republic
Capital City(ies) (some have multiple): Santo Domingo
Type of Government: democratic republic
Date of Independence: Independence Day, 27 February (1844)
National Holiday: N/A
Chief of State: President Danilo MEDINA Sanchez
Capital City(ies) (some have multiple): Santo Domingo
Type of Government: democratic republic
Date of Independence: Independence Day, 27 February (1844)
National Holiday: N/A
Chief of State: President Danilo MEDINA Sanchez
Head of Government: President Danilo MEDINA Sanchez Description of Executive Branch/Powers: president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by absolute vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 4-year term
Description of Legislative Branch/Powers : bicameral National Congress or Congreso Nacional consists of the Senate or Senado (32 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms) and the House of Representatives or Camara de Diputados (195 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)
Description of Judicial Branch/Powers: highest court(s): Supreme Court of Justice or Suprema Corte de Justicia (consists of a minimum of 16 magistrates); Constitutional Court or Tribunal Constitucional (consists of 13 judges); note - the Constitutional Court was established in 2010 by constitutional amendment
judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court and Constitutional Court judges appointed by the National Council of the Judiciary comprised of the president, the leaders of both chambers of congress, the president of the Supreme Court, and a non-governing party congressional representative; Supreme Court judges appointed for 7-year terms; Constitutional Court judges appointed for 9-year terms
subordinate courts: courts of appeal; courts of first instance; justices of the peace; special courts for juvenile, labor, and land cases; Contentious Administrative Court for cases filed against the government
Suffrage:18 years of age, universal and compulsory; married persons regardless of age can vote; note - members of the armed forces and national police by law cannot vote
chief of mission: Ambassador Jose Tomas PEREZ
chief of mission: Ambassador James Walter BREWSTER, Jr
Description of Legislative Branch/Powers : bicameral National Congress or Congreso Nacional consists of the Senate or Senado (32 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms) and the House of Representatives or Camara de Diputados (195 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)
Description of Judicial Branch/Powers: highest court(s): Supreme Court of Justice or Suprema Corte de Justicia (consists of a minimum of 16 magistrates); Constitutional Court or Tribunal Constitucional (consists of 13 judges); note - the Constitutional Court was established in 2010 by constitutional amendment
judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court and Constitutional Court judges appointed by the National Council of the Judiciary comprised of the president, the leaders of both chambers of congress, the president of the Supreme Court, and a non-governing party congressional representative; Supreme Court judges appointed for 7-year terms; Constitutional Court judges appointed for 9-year terms
subordinate courts: courts of appeal; courts of first instance; justices of the peace; special courts for juvenile, labor, and land cases; Contentious Administrative Court for cases filed against the government
Suffrage:18 years of age, universal and compulsory; married persons regardless of age can vote; note - members of the armed forces and national police by law cannot vote
chief of mission: Ambassador Jose Tomas PEREZ
chief of mission: Ambassador James Walter BREWSTER, Jr