Corruption and coronavirus in the Dominican Republic




The Take show

Summary: After 16 years, the center-left Dominican Liberation Party is out in the Caribbean country. The new president, Luis Abinader, a businessman turned politician, was sworn in just hours ago. Now, he'll lead a country plagued by corruption, a fragile economy, and COVID-19. We hear from a local journalist and a Dominican-born U.S. Congressman Adriano Espaillat about what people hope will change with the new administration.