Abel Martínez

Abel Martínez

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Abel Martínez is the mayor of Santiago, known for his role in the relocation of street vendors from Pueblo Nuevo, which led to the establishment of the Mercado de la Pulga in El Ingenio. His administration's actions significantly impacted the commercial landscape of the area.

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Abel Martínez, the last presidential candidate for the PLD, has opted out of the upcoming candidate selection process.

El proselitismo electoral no se ha detenido
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2026-06-02
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Abel Martínez announced he would not participate in the internal consultation of the PLD.

Arranca la carrera de los ocho presidenciales del PLD
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2026-02-23
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Abel Martínez decided to withdraw from the presidential process.

Al final, el PLD tendrá que esperar hasta el 2027
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2026-02-23
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Abel Martínez previously expressed his decision not to participate in the presidential consultation.

PLD presenta lista de ocho aspirantes a candidato presidencial
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2026-02-22
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Abel Martínez, the last presidential candidate of the PLD, requested to be removed from the list of aspirants.

Sin Abel, ¿y sin Gonzalo?, PLD arranca camino hacia elección de una “figura presidencial”
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2026-02-22
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Abel Martínez, the former presidential candidate for the Dominican Liberation Party, expressed his refusal to validate processes that betray the party's principles.

“No validaré procesos que traicionen nuestros principios”
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2026-02-21
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Danilo Medina
Danilo Medina

Abel Martínez decided not to participate in the popular consultation proposed by the PLD party.

Abel Martínez decide no ser parte de “consulta” del PLD
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2026-02-20
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Abel Martínez requested to be excluded from the list of candidates presented to the assembly of the Central Committee of the PLD.

Abel Martínez no será parte de "consulta del PLD"; pide que excluyan su nombre del listado de aspirantes
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2026-02-19
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Abel Martínez, from the PLD, barely broke the 10% barrier of the votes in the elections.

Miguel Vargas también apuesta por una “oposición unificada” para elecciones del 2028
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2026-02-13
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Abel Martínez was chosen as the presidential figure for the PLD in 2022.

PLD escogerá a su “figura presidencial” mediante consulta en último trimestre de este año
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2026-02-13
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Abel Martínez was the presidential candidate for the PLD in the 2024 elections.

FP y PLD intensifican ofensiva por liderazgo de la oposición
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2026-02-07
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Abel Martínez is mentioned as a former Minister of Economy of Bolivia.

Crisis de la Caja Fiscal y el imperativo de una reforma estructural - Negocios
ABC Color – leading Paraguayan newspaper, est. 1967·ParaguayParaguay· 2026-02-05
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Abel Martínez is one of the leaders who has officially declared his intentions to represent PLD in the upcoming elections.

PLD solo recibirá alianzas, no apoyará a nadie
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2026-02-02
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Abel Martínez is one of the leaders who has officially declared his intention to represent the PLD in upcoming elections.

Danilo Medina descarta alianzas y dice que “el PRM va para fuera y será el PLD que lo sacará”
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2026-02-02
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Abel Martínez proposed a political agreement for the PLD to become a 'real option of power'.

Abel Martínez propone a aspirantes acuerdo político para que el PLD sea "una opción real de poder"
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2026-01-30
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Abel Martínez was chosen in a previous consultation process and was officially announced as the presidential candidate of the PLD in October 2023.

Comité Central del PLD conocerá en febrero protocolo de aspiraciones presidenciales
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2026-01-29
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Abel Martínez was chosen in a previous consultation process and was officially recognized as the presidential candidate of the PLD in October 2023.

“La realidad obliga a ser más flexibles”
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2026-01-18
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Abel Martínez is a former presidential candidate for the PLD.

La misión del PLD en el 2026
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2025-12-21
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Abel Martínez is a former president of the Dominican Republic who participated in the signing of the animal welfare pact.

Festival cierra con amplio consenso para reforma de la Ley de Protección Animal
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2025-10-06
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Abel Martínez is the former Minister of Economy of Bolivia and the current CFO of Vimerica SA.

CFO: de los números a la estrategia - Negocios
ABC Color – leading Paraguayan newspaper, est. 1967·ParaguayParaguay· 2025-09-14
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Abel Martínez was presented as the presidential candidate for the PLD in the May 2024 elections.

La búsqueda de aliados: tarea fundamental del PLD
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2025-09-14
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Abel Martínez is the most recent presidential candidate from the former ruling party.

El 2025 ha sido un preámbulo de una feroz campaña electoral
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2025-09-14
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Abel Martínez was the mayor during the implementation of the emergency button system.

Santiago se quedó sin su “botón de pánico”
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2025-09-13
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Abel Martínez is the candidate from the PLD who placed third in the recent elections.

Escollos en el PRM podrían desafiar retención del poder
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2025-09-06
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Abel Martínez obtained 453,468 votes for the PLD in the elections.

Danilo espera que para el 2026 el PLD esté por encima del PRM y de cualquier fuerza política en RD
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2025-09-01
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Abel Martínez was the presidential candidate for the Partido de la Liberación Dominicana (PLD).

Dirigentes bochistas claman por unión opositora, mientras FP y PLD continúan consumiéndose entre sí
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2025-09-01
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Abel Martínez was elected as the PLD candidate in 2020 and is now a potential candidate for the upcoming elections.

Gustavo Sánchez confirma que Gonzalo buscará la candidatura presidencial del PLD de 2028
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2025-08-28
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Abel Martínez was the president of the Chamber of Deputies when Danilo Medina returned the Penal Code for amendments.

Las peripecias del Código Penal
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2025-07-27
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Abel Martínez expressed his condolences and support to Gonzalo Castillo during his time of grief.

Fallece Mirian Terrero, madre de Gonzalo Castillo
Listín Diario – oldest Dominican newspaper, est. 1889·Dominican RepublicDominican Republic· 2025-07-26
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