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Abinader appoints Quezada Meló as civil governor of Azua

President Luis Abinader appointed Sahiana Licelot Quezada Meló as civil governor of Azua through Decree 775-26, replacing María Minerva Navarro.

--- The context --- Azua has a new representative of the Executive Branch: a lawyer originally from Azua de Compostela, with experience in public and private sectors. --- The facts --- President Luis Abinader appointed Sahiana Licelot Quezada Meló as civil governor of Azua through Decree 775-26, dated October 29, 2026, replacing María Minerva Navarro. Quezada Meló earned her law degree at Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM) in 2009 and a master's degree in Civil Law and Civil Procedure at Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD) in 2016, with more than 15 years of legal experience. Her specialization covers litigation, insurance, civil liability, banking law and regulatory compliance, with legal counsel, risk management and institutional controls. Her training includes anti-money laundering prevention, operational risk, administrative law and insurance management. In 2024 she obtained certification linked to ISO 37301:2021. --- The positions --- In 2020 she was a pre-candidate for deputy for Azua in the internal PRM convention, in a process aimed, according to her profile, at supporting women's participation and the female quota. --- What remains unknown --- The source does not detail when she will take office, the reasons for the replacement or the first measures she will adopt in the post. --- Unanswered questions --- When will she formally assume her duties? What priorities will mark the start of her tenure? How will she apply her compliance experience to provincial administration? --- EPM analysis --- The appointment combines local roots, legal training and compliance experience. The challenge will be turning that technical profile into visible results for Azua. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, the arrival of Quezada Meló opens an opportunity to strengthen provincial management with compliance and institutional control criteria, provided her experience in insurance, banking and litigation translates into decisions close to citizens, with attention to women's participation and to the concrete needs of Azua from the first effective day of work in office.
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