Dos Mas Dos

Dos mas Dos (literary: ''"two plus two"'') is the informal term applied to a Demagogic formula, fashioned by the Dominican PRD political party for it's own personal convenience. It is credited to the late party leader José Francisco Peña Gómez .

Definition

It it's designed to allow two (or more) same-party members share a particular congressional seat during a single political term, which lasts 4 years (2+2=4). This is is permitted by means of well manipulated Constitutional loopholes orchestrated by the political party who usually holds the executive branch seat (Head of State) and/or has congressional mayority (both in upper and lower Chambers).

It's has been exterted mostly by the PRD party which coined the term themselves, but it may apply to the other two main Dominican Parties .

Mechanism

The ''Dos mas Dos'' formula work as follows:

1. During Primary Elections the party does not come to a conclusion as to who is going to be selected to represent the party in the next elections ballot for a particular Senate (or lower representative) chair. This is the result of internal Payoffs and/or electoral " Sabotage ". It can also happen when there's a clear distinction between one candidate with the wealthiest sponsorship and the other who ranks better in the electoral polls.

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