MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) – Medina maintained his edge over challengers with over half of the May 15 votes counted last week.
16 May 2016, 16:49 GMT
According to the latest Central Electoral Board data, the Dominican Liberation Party candidate had 61.79 percent of the vote, with 98.67 percent of the votes counted Tuesday.
The 64-year-old finished ahead of the Modern Revolutionary Party challenger Luis Abinader, who had 34.96 percent of the votes.
The vote to elect the Caribbean state’s president, vice president, lawmakers and mayors of 158 cities were marked by violence, including at least six deaths at closed polling stations. Electoral authorities reported numerous attempts to bribe election officials by political parties.
