LUIS RODOLFO ABINADER SWORN IN AS DOMINICAN REPUBLIC PRESIDENT
Written by Questit on August 17, 2020
LUIS RODOLFO ABINADER HAS BEEN SWORN IN AS PRESIDENT OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FOLLOWING HIS ELECTION WIN LAST MONTH.
THE 53-YEAR-OLD BUSINESSMAN, WHO HAD NEVER HELD ELECTED OFFICE, WON A FOUR-YEAR TERM ON JULY 5, ENDING A 16-YEAR RUN IN POWER BY A CENTRE-LEFT PARTY.
HE HAD FINISHED SECOND IN THE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
US SECRETARY OF STATE MIKE POMPEO WAS AMONG THE ATTENDEES AT SUNDAY’S SWEARING-IN CEREMONY IN SANTO DOMINGO.
