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Santiago Matías advances Dominicanos Primero registration

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Following his August 11 filing with the Central Electoral Board to register ‘Dominicanos Primero’, Santiago Matías has transitioned into active signature collection ~~drives, recently holding events~~ drives. To formalize the project, Matías planned a national tour starting in ~~Santiago~~ border regions and extending across all 32 provinces and over 130 municipalities. He intends to ~~formalize~~ document this process via a YouTube reality show to provide transparency, while the ~~project.~~ movement’s website has reportedly surpassed 30,000 registrations. Matías has emphasized a focus on organizational transparency and meeting structural goals before addressing specific 2028 electoral matchups. The movement has seen its first high-profile defection, as physician and political leader José Alfonso Collado Calderón resigned from the Fuerza del Pueblo to support Matías, citing a necessity for political renewal. As the campaign moves through municipalities such as Santa Cruz de El Seibo and Miches, the team aims to collect one million signatures to seek official recognition for the 2028 elections. However, the initiative has faced criticism; actor Fausto Mata questioned the motivations of supporters in an interview with Z101, labeling them as individuals who act like ‘clones’ or ‘animatronics’ without deep analysis. While Matías maintains high name recognition, recent polling by ACD Media places his presidential preference at 3.6%, trailing established parties such as the PRM (17.4%), Fuerza del Pueblo (14.2%), and PLD (9.5%). Addressing these figures, political analyst Rosario Espinal suggested that while his media presence is significant, he has not yet evolved into a full political phenomenon, noting that early polling results may lack scientific rigor.

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