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After officials suspended a national vote over problems in their electronic voting machines, Dominicans took to the streets in protest.

People had been casting ballots for hours before the Dominican Republic’s leaders said they realized that something was wrong with the voting machines.

In response, the government took the unprecedented step of suspending the nationwide municipal elections on Feb. 16, provoking widespread protests and fears that future votes could be threatened.

The protests reflected anxieties in the Caribbean country and around the world about protecting elections — from foreign meddling, tampering at home and self-inflicted mistakes, like the faulty app recently used in the Iowa caucuses. Concerns are especially acute in the Dominican Republic, where one party has held the presidency for most of the last 24 years, and where the strongmen who ruled for much of the 20th century still cast long shadows.

The Dominican Republic now faces two major elections in three months, amid growing protests and mistrust.

The next protests are planned for Thursday, when the Dominican Republic will celebrate 176 years of independence from Haiti.

“I am sure that a lot of Dominicans will come out to protest on Independence Day,” said Jose Maria Cabral, 31, a filmmaker and protester. “We are here because this can get much worse, the crisis can get much larger,” he added. “The people are ready.”

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