He won the May 2012 Dominican presidential election, defeating Hipolito Mejía with 51% of the votes and also won May 2016 Dominican presidential election, defeating Luis Abinader with 61% of the votes, the highest in the history of Dominican Republic.
He won the May 2012 Dominican presidential election, defeating Hipolito Mejía with 51% of the votes. In May 15th 2016 Danilo Medina leading a coalition of parties won the 2016 Dominican presidential election, defeating the leader of the opposition and PRM candidate Luis Abinader with 61% of the votes, the largest margin of victory in the democratic history of the Dominican Republic.