Modern Revolutionary Party

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{{Infobox political party

| name = Modern Revolutionary Party

| logo = Logo of the Modern Revolutionary Party.svg

| colorcode = {{party color|Modern Revolutionary Party}}

| founder = Luis Abinader

| leader = Luis Abinader

| president = José Paliza

| secretary_general = Carolina Mejía

| presidium = Geanilda Vasquez

| spokesperson = Faride Raful
Alfredo Pacheco{{cite web|title=Radhamés González lamenta división PRD|url=http://www.noticiastelemicro.com/jupgrade/index.php/principal-4/76496-radhames-gonzalez-lamenta-division-prd|access-date= August 8, 2014|date=August 5, 2014|last=OGANDO|first=Mayra|publisher=Noticias Telemicro}}

| foundation = {{start date and age|2014|9|9|df=yes}}

| ideology = {{ubl|class=nowrap|

|Liberalism{{refn|{{Cite journal |date=February 2023 |title=República Dominicana |url=https://www.exteriores.gob.es/Documents/FichasPais/DOMINICANAREPUBLICA_FICHA%20PAIS.pdf |journal=Oficina de Información Diplomática |series=Ficha País |publisher=Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, Unión Europea y Cooperación |quote=En julio de 2020 tuvieron lugar las elecciones presidenciales y parlamentarias en la República Dominicana, en las que resultó ganador el candidato opositor del Partido Revolucionario Moderno (PRM, liberal-centroderecha), Luis Abinader, con un 52,5% de los votos, seguido por el candidato del gobierno, Gonzalo Castillo, del Partido de la Liberación Dominicana (PLD, socialdemócrata-centroizquierda con un 37,46 %) y por Leonel Fernández, del partido Fuerza del Pueblo (FP, progresista-centroizquierda), con el 8,9% de los votos. |trans-quote=In July 2020, presidential and parliamentary elections were held in the Dominican Republic, with the opposition candidate of the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM, liberal-centre-right), Luis Abinader, winning with 52.5% of the votes, followed by the government candidate, Gonzalo Castillo, of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD, social-democratic-centre-left with 37.46%) and Leonel Fernández, of the Fuerza del Pueblo party (FP, progressive-centre-left), with 8.9% of the votes.}}{{Cite web |title=Political Change and Continuity in the Dominican Republic - International Viewpoint - online socialist magazine |url=https://internationalviewpoint.org/spip.php?article7493 |access-date=2024-05-20 |website=internationalviewpoint.org}}{{Cite web |last=Group, 2006-2020 |first=Merit Designs Consulting |title=The day has arrived! Everything you need to know about the presidential and congressional elections being held in the Dominican Republic. |url=https://dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2024/05/19/the-day-has-arrived-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-presidential-and-congressional-elections-being-held-in-the-dominican-republic/ |access-date=2024-05-20 |website=DominicanToday |language=en}}}}

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| position = Centre{{bulleted list|{{Cite book |last=Lozano |first=Wilfredo |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books/about/La_pol%C3%ADtica_del_poder.html?id=GKSRtgEACAAJ&redir_esc=y |title=La política del poder: la crisis de la democracia dominicana en el siglo XXI |date=2017 |publisher=Fundación Friedrich Ebert (FES) |isbn=978-9945-09-010-9 |language=es |quote=En primer lugar, comienza a surgir una oposición política de centro democrático, articulada alrededor del partido opositor de mayor votación, el Partido Revolucionario Moderno (PRM) y su candidato Luis Abinader.}}|{{Cite news |last=Daniels |first=Joe |date=2024-05-20 |title=Dominican Republic president re-elected amid Haiti migrant crackdown |url=https://www.ft.com/content/27259385-901c-4552-b078-93864e259061 |access-date=2025-03-03 |work=Financial Times |quote=“Today our country shines with its own light,” said Abinader, who leads the centrist Modern Revolutionary party, during a victory speech on Sunday night at his campaign headquarters in Santo Domingo, the capital.}}|{{Cite web |last= |date=2020-07-06 |title=Dominican Republic's ruling party candidate concedes defeat |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/world/dominican-republics-ruling-party-candidate-concedes-defeat-idUSKBN24727P/ |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=Reuters |language=en |quote=In preliminary results accounting for 22% of ballots cast, Abinader, 52, of the opposition Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM), won 53.3% of the vote, which if sustained would be enough to avoid a runoff election. Gonzalo Castillo, 59, of the ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), whose candidacy was endorsed by President Danilo Medina, was in second place at 37.1% of the vote. Both parties are centrist and pro-business.}}|{{Cite web |date=16 May 2024 |title=In the Dominican Republic, the President's Likely Reelection Bodes Well for the Economy, But Challenges Remain |url=https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/dominican-republic-presidents-likely-reelection-bodes-well-economy-challenges-remain |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=Stratfor |quote=Ahead of the election, incumbent President Luis Abinader of the centrist, pro-business Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) appears poised to win another four-year term.}}}} to centre-right{{bulleted list|{{Cite journal |date=2020 |title=BTI Country Report — Dominican Republic. |url=https://bti-project.org/fileadmin/api/content/en/downloads/reports/country_report_2020_DOM.pdf |journal=Bertelsmann Stiftung |series=Country Report |volume=2020 |quote=The three/four parties and much of the electorate are situated at the center-right of the ideological spectrum.}}|{{Cite journal |last=Zavala |first=Estebani |last2=Albornoz, Josefina; Blasco Firpo, Josefina; Márquez Carrasco, Karen Marcela; Wilberger Maria, Kathiana Maria; Dyzenchauz, Lola; Farah, Lucía; Natalí Diaz, Luisina; Grondona, Manuel |display-authors= |date=19 May 2024 |others= |title=Elecciones Generales en República Dominicana |url=https://www.ceeriglobal.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Informe-Electoral-Republica-Dominicana.pdf |journal=Observatorio Internacional Electoral |series=Informe Electoral |publisher=Centro de Estudios Estratégicos de Relaciones Internacionales (CEERI) |quote=En primer lugar, Luis Abinader, del Partido Revolucionario Moderno (PRM), un partido de centroderecha, busca la reelección tras haber sido electo en 2020 con el 52,2% de los votos. |trans-quote=First, Luis Abinader of the center-right Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) is seeking re-election after being elected in 2020 with 52.2% of the vote.}}|{{Cite journal |date=February 2023 |title=República Dominicana |url=https://www.exteriores.gob.es/Documents/FichasPais/DOMINICANAREPUBLICA_FICHA%20PAIS.pdf |journal=Oficina de Información Diplomática |series=Ficha País |publisher=Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, Unión Europea y Cooperación |quote=En julio de 2020 tuvieron lugar las elecciones presidenciales y parlamentarias en la República Dominicana, en las que resultó ganador el candidato opositor del Partido Revolucionario Moderno (PRM, liberal-centroderecha), Luis Abinader, con un 52,5% de los votos, seguido por el candidato del gobierno, Gonzalo Castillo, del Partido de la Liberación Dominicana (PLD, socialdemócrata-centroizquierda con un 37,46 %) y por Leonel Fernández, del partido Fuerza del Pueblo (FP, progresista-centroizquierda), con el 8,9% de los votos. |trans-quote=In July 2020, presidential and parliamentary elections were held in the Dominican Republic, with the opposition candidate of the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM, liberal-centre-right), Luis Abinader, winning with 52.5% of the votes, followed by the government candidate, Gonzalo Castillo, of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD, social-democratic-centre-left with 37.46%) and Leonel Fernández, of the Fuerza del Pueblo party (FP, progressive-centre-left), with 8.9% of the votes.}}|{{Cite web |date=2024-05-20 |title=Quién es Luis Abinader, el presidente de República Dominicana que logra una reelección inusual para América Latina y al que sus críticos llamaban “tayota” |url=https://www.bbc.com/mundo/articles/cyxxr0vnzwjo |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=BBC News |language=es |quote=El actual mandatario dominicano militó en el mismo PRD, de tendencia socialdemócrata, pero en 2014 se escindió con varios dirigentes más para formar el Partido Revolucionario Moderno (PRM), ubicado en la centroderecha y al que pertenece hasta hoy. |trans-quote=The current Dominican president was a member of the same PRD, of social democratic tendency, but in 2014 he split with several other leaders to form the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM), located on the center-right and to which he belongs to this day.}}}}

| headquarters =

| international = Progressive Alliance

| regional = São Paulo Forum{{Cite web|title=Partidos|url=https://forodesaopaulo.org/partidos/|access-date=2021-12-12|website=Foro de SP|language=es-CO}}{{cite web|url=https://forodesaopaulo.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/MONICA-VALENTE-FSP-FELICITACION-30-AVO.-ANIV-FUNDAC.pdf|website=forodesaopaulo.org|title=FELICITACIONES AL 30 ANIVERSÁRIO FUNDACIÓN DEL FORO, de PRM (Republica Dominicana)}}

| website = {{URL|http://www.prm.org.do/}}

| country = the Dominican Republic

| native_name = Partido Revolucionario Moderno

| abbreviation = PRM

| slogan = Democracia, Desarrollo e Igualdad (Democracy, Development and Equality)

| leader1_title = Vice-President

| leader1_name =

| chairperson =

| split = Dominican Revolutionary Party

| predecessor = Dominican Social Alliance

| newspaper =

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| student_wing =

| youth_wing =

| membership_year = 2023

| membership = 3,092,289{{cite web | url=https://n.com.do/2023/08/21/realidad-o-exageracion-padrones-del-prm-pld-fp-y-prd-superan-en-total-los-7-millones-de-militantes/ | title=¿Realidad o exageración? Padrones del PRM, PLD, FP y PRD superan en total los 7 millones de militantes | date=21 August 2023 }}

| affiliation1_title = Coalition

| affiliation1 = Convergencia por un Mejor País (Convergence for a Better Country)

| colors = Blue and white

| anthem = {{center| "Himno del Partido Revolucionario Moderno"
{{small|"Hymn of Modern Revolutionary Party"}}}}

| seats1_title = Chamber of Deputies

| seats1 = {{Composition bar|134|190|{{party color|Modern Revolutionary Party}}}}

| seats2_title = Senate

| seats2 = {{Composition bar|27|32|{{party color|Modern Revolutionary Party}}}}

| seats3_title = Mayors

| seats3 = {{Composition bar|122|155|{{party color|Modern Revolutionary Party}}}}

| seats4_title = Central American Parliament

| seats4 = {{Composition bar|11|20|{{party color|Modern Revolutionary Party}}}}

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The Modern Revolutionary Party ({{langx|es|Partido Revolucionario Moderno}} or PRM) is a political party in the Dominican Republic. It emerged after a division within the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD).{{cite news|title=Partido Revolucionario Mayoritario solicitará reconocimiento JCE este miércoles|url=http://acento.com.do/2014/politica/8156510-partido-revolucionario-mayoritario-solicitara-reconocimiento-jce-este-miercoles/|publisher=Acento|date=July 15, 2014|access-date=August 8, 2014}} It was recognized on September 9, 2014.{{cite web|title=El PRM será Partido Revolucionario Moderno y no "Mayoritario" como se aspiraba|url=http://www.7dias.com.do/elpais/2014/09/09/i172057_prm-sera-partido-revolucionario-moderno-mayoritrio-como-aspiraba.html|access-date= September 9, 2014|date=September 9, 2014|website=7días.com.do|language=es|location=Santo Domingo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140909235958/http://www.7dias.com.do/elpais/2014/09/09/i172057_prm-sera-partido-revolucionario-moderno-mayoritrio-como-aspiraba.html|archive-date=9 September 2014}} The PRM is the legal heir of the Dominican Social Alliance.

The PRM came into power after winning the general election which was held on July 5, 2020. In addition to winning the most seats in both houses of the country's congress, PRM leader Luis Abinader was also elected President of the Dominican Republic and was successfully sworn into office on August 16, 2020.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-53268860 |title=Dominican Republic votes in election postponed over virus |work=BBC News |date=July 6, 2020|access-date=January 15, 2022}}{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-dominican-republic-international-news-elections-latin-america-738d0ef07e3bf7bc113c2ae80463df3f|title=Luis Abinader Sworn in as Dominican Leader; Pompeo Attends|publisher=Associated Press|date=August 16, 2020|access-date=August 16, 2020}}