![Matias Delacroix Incumbent presidential candidate Luis Abinader, center, waves to supporters alongside vice presidential candidate Raquel Peña, left, and wife, Raquel Arbaje, after the first vote count showed him leading in general elections in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Sunday, May 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/2f65ee945a4d40ad9fce2e60cea5242b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Incumbent presidential candidate Luis Abinader, center, waves to supporters alongside vice presidential candidate Raquel Peña, left, and wife, Raquel Arbaje, after the first vote count showed him leading in general elections in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Sunday, May 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
![Matias Delacroix Incumbent presidential candidate Luis Abinader addresses supporters after the first vote count showed him leading in general elections in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Sunday, May 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/081752786de043fd914eee995e316ca1/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Incumbent presidential candidate Luis Abinader addresses supporters after the first vote count showed him leading in general elections in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Sunday, May 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
![Matias Delacroix Incumbent presidential candidate Luis Abinader, center, addresses supporters alongside vice presidential candidate Raquel Peña, left, and wife, Raquel Arbaje, after the first vote count showed him leading in general elections in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Sunday, May 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/1173f9826b754cd1b8504ed4eddd3acc/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Incumbent presidential candidate Luis Abinader, center, addresses supporters alongside vice presidential candidate Raquel Peña, left, and wife, Raquel Arbaje, after the first vote count showed him leading in general elections in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Sunday, May 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
![Matias Delacroix Migration officials detain undocumented Haitians in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Thursday, May 16, 2024.As soaring violence and political turmoil grip neighboring Haiti, Dominican Republic’s election on May 19 has been defined by calls for more migratory crackdowns and finishing a border wall dividing the countries. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/645268470afa414a8906efbdaeb4fd59/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Migration officials detain undocumented Haitians in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Thursday, May 16, 2024.As soaring violence and political turmoil grip neighboring Haiti, Dominican Republic’s election on May 19 has been defined by calls for more migratory crackdowns and finishing a border wall dividing the countries. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
![Matias Delacroix Haitians cross the border into Dajabon, Dominican Republic, Friday, May 17, 2024. As violence and political turmoil grip neighboring Haiti, the Dominican Republic will hold elections Sunday that have been defined by calls for more crackdowns on migrants and finishing a border wall dividing the countries. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/12f972c4a998421a8e6cf50c13c65cea/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Haitians cross the border into Dajabon, Dominican Republic, Friday, May 17, 2024. As violence and political turmoil grip neighboring Haiti, the Dominican Republic will hold elections Sunday that have been defined by calls for more crackdowns on migrants and finishing a border wall dividing the countries. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
![Ricardo Hernandez Incumbent presidential candidate Luis Abinader, center, addresses supporters after the first vote count showed him leading in general elections in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Sunday, May 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Ricardo Hernandez)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/9a37d0add700447d8749a566899242c4/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Incumbent presidential candidate Luis Abinader, center, addresses supporters after the first vote count showed him leading in general elections in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Sunday, May 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Ricardo Hernandez)
![Matias Delacroix Supporters of incumbent presidential candidate Luis Abinader react after hearing the results of the first vote count during general elections in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Sunday, May 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/adfda255d9ba44d8ba98a65e6c7d8993/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Supporters of incumbent presidential candidate Luis Abinader react after hearing the results of the first vote count during general elections in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Sunday, May 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
![Ricardo Hernandez Voters line up outside a polling station during general elections in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Sunday, May 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Ricardo Hernandez)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/9386c4cf182040d09d493d43e483b41c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Voters line up outside a polling station during general elections in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Sunday, May 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Ricardo Hernandez)
![Matias Delacroix A voter marks his candidates on the ballot during general elections in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Sunday, May 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/bc2a3875070c46be9ce0b188a8fe651c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A voter marks his candidates on the ballot during general elections in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Sunday, May 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
![Matias Delacroix Voters gather at a school serving as a polling station during the general elections in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Sunday, May 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/09e2c643555d4e1d95256fe5ea87ae9b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Voters gather at a school serving as a polling station during the general elections in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Sunday, May 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
![Matias Delacroix A national flag flies over a miles-long wall built by the Dominican Republic, that runs along the Haitian border, as seen from Pepillo Salcedo, Friday, May 17, 2024. As soaring violence and political turmoil grip neighboring Haiti, the Dominican Republic will hold elections Sunday that have been defined by calls for more crackdowns on migrants and finishing a border wall dividing the countries. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/4cb3bef013644f7a9565edb4c04c8c86/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A national flag flies over a miles-long wall built by the Dominican Republic, that runs along the Haitian border, as seen from Pepillo Salcedo, Friday, May 17, 2024. As soaring violence and political turmoil grip neighboring Haiti, the Dominican Republic will hold elections Sunday that have been defined by calls for more crackdowns on migrants and finishing a border wall dividing the countries. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
![Matias Delacroix A voter is assisted by electoral official to cast his ballot during general elections in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Sunday, May 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/88dd233f6e3949a3aa370acd60743662/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A voter is assisted by electoral official to cast his ballot during general elections in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Sunday, May 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
![Matias Delacroix A boy stands on the bumper step of a paddy wagon holding undocumented Haitians detained by immigration officials, in Dajabon, Dominican Republic, Friday, May 17, 2024. As violence and political turmoil grip neighboring Haiti, the Dominican Republic will hold elections Sunday that have been defined by calls for more crackdowns on migrants and finishing a border wall dividing the countries. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/dc0886506644481ca540edb0a9836343/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A boy stands on the bumper step of a paddy wagon holding undocumented Haitians detained by immigration officials, in Dajabon, Dominican Republic, Friday, May 17, 2024. As violence and political turmoil grip neighboring Haiti, the Dominican Republic will hold elections Sunday that have been defined by calls for more crackdowns on migrants and finishing a border wall dividing the countries. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
![Matias Delacroix Electoral officials assist a voter to cast his ballot during general elections in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Sunday, May 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/703cf37126b54d8780ad8cc40bbbdb3c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Electoral officials assist a voter to cast his ballot during general elections in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Sunday, May 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)