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http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/b3a56c3016f51956 https://verfassungsblog.de/presidential-reelection-dominican-republic/ An Antidote To Constitutional Authoritarian Populism? - The Constitutional Reform in the Dominican Republic to Constraint President Reelection Hernandez, José Ignacio eng 2024-11-14 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Authoritarian Populism Authoritarianism Dominican Republic Latin America Presidential Elections Presidential Powers Rechtsstaat Verfassungsrecht Rechtsstaat Verfassungsrecht Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 Presidential reelection is once more a focal point in Latin American constitutional law. The amendment to the 2010 Dominican Constitution, approved in October 2024, modifies the presidential term to bar future changes that would permit unlimited presidential reelection. This reform opposes the populist trend that argues for the people’s unconditional right to reelect the incumbent president, as witnessed in Venezuela and Chile. However, as cases like El Salvador demonstrate, constitutional design may be insufficient to deter abusive interpretations by constitutional courts.