Ex-Dominican president contesting loss in party’s primary

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Former Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernández is contesting his apparent defeat in a primary vote by the country’s governing party to pick its presidential candidate for February’s election.
Fernández held the presidency from 1996 to 2000 and from 2004 to 2012 and wants to serve a third term. The Dominican Liberation Party says he got 47.3% of the votes cast in Sunday’s primary, finishing second to businessman