{"id":498902,"date":"2026-01-29T19:55:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T23:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/omar-fernandez-surpasses-leonel-in-presidential-preference-according-to-poll\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T19:57:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T23:57:41","slug":"omar-fernandez-surpasses-leonel-in-presidential-preference-according-to-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/dominican-news\/omar-fernandez-surpasses-leonel-in-presidential-preference-according-to-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"Omar Fern\u00e1ndez surpasses Leonel in presidential preference, according to survey"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong>SANTO DOMINGO.<\/strong> \u2013 The results of the <strong>January 2026 survey by the firm Sondeos<\/strong> place the current senator of the National District, Omar Fern\u00e1ndez, as the figure with the greatest citizen support within the opposition organization, above his father, former President Leonel Fern\u00e1ndez.\n\nFaced with the question of who should be the presidential candidate of the Fuerza del Pueblo in 2028, a <strong>64% of respondents favored Omar Fern\u00e1ndez<\/strong>, comfortably surpassing former president <strong>Leonel<\/strong>, who obtained only <strong>23%<\/strong> support.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You may be interested in:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/Aguilera, Collado y Valdez Albizu lead the reputation ranking in Abinader's cabinet\">http:\/\/Aguilera, Collado y Valdez Albizu lead the reputation ranking in Abinader&#8217;s cabinet<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, despite the broad popular support received by the young legislator, the survey also reveals a perception of <strong>internal resistance to change<\/strong>. A <strong>57% of those surveyed believe that Leonel Fern\u00e1ndez will not cede the presidential candidacy to his son<\/strong>, compared to <strong>34%<\/strong> who believe a voluntary transfer of leadership is possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These data suggest that, although the electorate identifies Omar Fern\u00e1ndez as the figure with the greatest electoral projection, the perception persists that <strong>control of the party structure remains firmly in the hands of<\/strong> <strong>Leonel. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-01-29-193948.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-601643\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-01-29-194005.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-601644\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SANTO DOMINGO. \u2013 The results of the January 2026 survey by the firm Sondeos place the current senator of the National District, Omar Fern\u00e1ndez, as the figure with the greatest citizen support within the opposition organization, above his father, former President Leonel Fern\u00e1ndez. 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