Please see this what the United States has to say about the corruption in the DR. It was printed in the DR1 News yesterday. Subject: DR1 Daily News -- Tuesday, 12 November 2013 From: mailman@dr1 Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 12:08:21 -0600 dr1 The best internet resource for information on the Dominican Republic Delivering the Dominican Republics news daily since 1996! DR1 Daily News -- Tuesday, 12 November 2013 6. Corruption a threat to democracy A study that will be presented in Washington today, Tuesday 12 November by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) concludes that corruption in the Dominican Republic has become so endemic over the last decade that it now affects all areas of public administration, which can threaten the very democracy of the country. The dominance of the ruling party, the PLD, in both the legislature and the judiciary compounded by a fragmented and weak opposition, according to the study, has contributed to a culture of corruption in the government that has hindered the prospect of economic growth and the countrys relationship with its main trading partner, the United States. The report is the result of a six-month research project by CSIS Americas Program to address the current state of the rule of law in the Dominican Republic - and where it is headed. The study is critical of the way in which the three consecutive terms of PLD leadership have resulted in the allocation of all the senior positions in the administration to party members, together with a divided opposition that does not have the capacity to complain about the abuses of power and lack of transparency of the Executive. The study goes on to say that the chaos of the opposition and the omnipresence of the PLD have led to a single-party state and have allowed the government to use political patronage to appoint a vast network of its own people with implications to the detriment of the economy. In a separate report on the Dominican Republic, the US State Department says that the country represents a risk for foreign investment with complaints about corruption, asking for bribes, government not paying its bills and failure to fulfill contracts in the private sector. The report says that the lack of confidence in a judicial system controlled by the government and the levels of corruption throughout the administrative sector have helped establish drug cartels in the country with its strategic location between Colombia, Venezuela and the southern United States. The report says that this could damage the DRs relationship with the United States and calls attention to the possibility of increased migration of Dominicans to the United States if the economic and political situation of the Dominican Republic worsens. It says that to get back on track the country needs a national debate on the independence of the Judiciary, a revision of the Law of Political Parties and an analysis on how the PRD should evolve, given its current incapacity to present a viable opposition. The CSIS says that a recent poll released by the Mexico City-based Mitofsky Consultants, Dominican President Danilo Medina received the highest marks for a head-of-state in the Western Hemisphere, with an approval rating of 89%. CSIS says that despite the high levels of support for the president, signs are growing that Dominicans are growing frustrated with the current state of the nation. In particular, there is increasing unease over rising corruption and the Dominican Republics growing role as a hub for the use and shipment of illegal narcotics. Concerns are also being raised of decreasing judicial independence and the political dominance of the ruling party in governing institutions. elcaribe.do/2013/11/11/informe-organismo-internacional-dice-corrupcion-amenaza-democracia csis.org/
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