{"id":470557,"date":"2025-06-07T11:50:57","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T15:50:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/biography-of-abel-martinez-duran\/"},"modified":"2025-06-07T11:50:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T15:50:57","slug":"biography-of-abel-martinez-duran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/history\/biographies\/biography-of-abel-martinez-duran\/","title":{"rendered":"Biography of Abel Mart\u00ednez Dur\u00e1n"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abel Mart\u00ednez Dur\u00e1n has transitioned from fiscal prosecutor of Santiago (1999) to deputy and president of the <a href=\"https:\/\/camaradediputados.gob.do\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/camaradediputados.gob.do\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chamber of Deputies<\/a> (2010\u20132016), and from 2016 to 2024 as mayor of the second city in the country. His legislative and municipal management, based on transparency and the \u201cculture of peace\u201d, led him to become the presidential candidate of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) for the elections of May 19, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Training and Personal Life of Abel Mart\u00ednez<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Birth and studies:<\/strong> Born on April 21, 1972, in <a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/tag\/santiago\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/tag\/santiago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Santiago<\/a> de los Caballeros. He attended primary school in Hato Viejo (Monci\u00f3n) and studied Law at the Pontificia Universidad Cat\u00f3lica Madre y Maestra.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Family:<\/strong> He is the youngest son of Ram\u00f3n Mart\u00ednez and M\u00e9lida Dur\u00e1n. He is married to the communicator Nahiony Reyes, with whom he has two children.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Legislative Management and Mayoralty of Abel Mart\u00ednez<\/h3>\n\n\nAs <strong>President of the Chamber of Deputies<\/strong>, he was the youngest in the hemisphere and promoted key laws: National Development Strategy, New Penal Code, modifications to the Minor&#8217;s Code and Law 911. He also promoted the <strong>Dominican Children&#8217;s Constitution<\/strong> and transparency through live broadcasts, interactive portals and mobile apps.\n\nIn his <strong>mayorship of Santiago<\/strong> (2016\u20132024) he led the recovery of public spaces, cultural modernization, reforestation, and video surveillance systems. Under his motto \u201cworking for a culture of peace\u201d, he transformed the city into a benchmark for municipal management.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Abel Martinez Presidential Candidacy 2024<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Proclamation and Campaign Team:<\/strong> Abel Mart\u00ednez was proclaimed PLD candidate in October 2023. By May 2024, he had Zora\u00edma Cuello as his running mate and the organizational support of Andr\u00e9s Navarro as general coordinator <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Government Pillars:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Three security rings for immediate response to crime.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2018Patria Segura\u2019 program for the border with Haiti.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2018Capital Semilla\u2019: incentives of \u20a1300,000 for university graduates.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2018Deuda Cero\u2019: elimination of loans to banking institutions <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Voting intention and result:<\/strong> Although the PLD remains as the second force, the polls placed it in a distant third place behind Luis Abinader (PRM) and Leonel Fern\u00e1ndez (Fuerza del Pueblo).<br>In the first round on May 19, 2024, it obtained 453,468 votes (20.50%), finishing in third place and without advancing to the runoff.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Paternity Controversy and Its Outcome<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Accusations (August 2024):<\/strong> Businesswoman Keire Vargas accused him of refusing a DNA test after claiming she had a child with him when she was 16 years old. Juan Antonio Collado, registered as the legal father, denied manipulations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Legal Response (September 3, 2024):<\/strong> He admitted to a &#8220;brief&#8221; and consensual &#8220;romantic relationship,&#8221; offered immediate financial support, and requested the paternity verification process before the governing body for Children and Adolescents.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Confirmation of Non-Paternity (June 6, 2025):<\/strong> A laboratory in the U.S. confirmed that <strong>he is not the biological father<\/strong> of the minor. His team highlighted the handling &#8220;with maturity, transparency, and adherence to legal procedures,&#8221; and Abel Mart\u00ednez reiterated his respect for the family&#8217;s privacy and thanked the public for their support.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-3.jpg\" alt=\"Abel Mart\u00ednez\" class=\"wp-image-133508\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Abel, Nahiony Reyes y sus dos hijos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"ficha-tecnica\">\n  <tr>\n    <th>Nombre completo<\/th>\n    <td>Abel Mart\u00ednez Dur\u00e1n<\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <th>Fecha de nacimiento<\/th>\n    <td>21 de abril de 1972<\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <th>Lugar de nacimiento<\/th>\n    <td>Santiago de los Caballeros, Rep\u00fablica Dominicana<\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <th>Profesi\u00f3n<\/th>\n    <td>Pol\u00edtico, educador y abogado<\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <th>Formaci\u00f3n acad\u00e9mica<\/th>\n    <td>Licenciatura en Derecho y Ciencias Pol\u00edticas, PUCMM<\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <th>Partido pol\u00edtico<\/th>\n    <td>Partido de la Liberaci\u00f3n Dominicana (PLD)<\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <th>Cargos principales<\/th>\n    <td>\n      \u2022 Diputado (2006\u20132020)<br>\n      \u2022 Presidente de la C\u00e1mara de Diputados (2010\u20132016)<br>\n      \u2022 Alcalde de Santiago de los Caballeros (2020\u2013presente)\n    <\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <th>Candidatura presidencial<\/th>\n    <td>Aspirante oficial del PLD en las elecciones del 19 de mayo de 2024 (20.50 % de los votos, tercer lugar)<\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <th>Controversia de paternidad<\/th>\n    <td>\n      \u2022 Acusaci\u00f3n p\u00fablica: agosto 2024<br>\n      \u2022 Prueba de ADN (EE. UU.): 6 de junio de 2025 \u2013 confirm\u00f3 no paternidad\n    <\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <th>Estado civil<\/th>\n    <td>Casado con Nahiony Reyes<\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <th>Hijos<\/th>\n    <td>Dos<\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <th>Reconocimientos<\/th>\n    <td>\n      UTESA (M\u00e9rito), Colegio de Abogados RD, Visitante Distinguido en Paterson (EE. UU.), entre otros\n    <\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n  <tr>\n    <th>Presencia internacional<\/th>\n    <td>\n      Presidente de FOPREL; Co-presidente del Centro Global de TIC ONU; miembro de UIP, PARLATINO, CARICOM\n    <\/td>\n  <\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abel Mart\u00ednez Dur\u00e1n has transitioned from fiscal prosecutor of Santiago (1999) to deputy and president of the Chamber of Deputies (2010\u20132016), and from 2016 to 2024 as mayor of the second city in the country. His legislative and municipal management, based on transparency and the \u201cculture of peace\u201d, led him to become the presidential candidate [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":470558,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[16047],"tags":[13789,40304,41127],"class_list":["post-470557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-biographies","tag-abel-martinez","tag-biography","tag-dominican-liberation-party-pld"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phj1q1-1YpD","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/ABEL-MARTINEZ-EN-LA-ROMANA-01.jpg","dum_api":{"author_name":"Redacci\u00f3n De \u00daltimo Minuto","author_image":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cropped-logo-de-ultimo-minuto-96x96.png","categories_name":["Biographies"],"featured_media_url":"https:\/\/cdn.deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/ABEL-MARTINEZ-EN-LA-ROMANA-01.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/470557","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=470557"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/470557\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/470558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=470557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=470557"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=470557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}