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Opposition candidate wins Dominican Republic presidential poll

Opposition candidate Luis Abinader, who came out winner of the Dominican Republic's presidential election, pictured casting his vote in the capital Santo Domingo. [AFP]

Opposition candidate Luis Abinader swept to victory in the Dominican Republic's presidential election, early results showed Monday, ending 16 years of unbroken rule by the Caribbean nation's center-left PLD party after voters braved a worsening coronavirus outbreak to cast their ballots.

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