How are governors of Dominican provinces selected?

In the Dominican Republic, governors of the 31 provinces are not elected by the public. Instead, they are appointed directly by the president of the country to serve as representatives of the central government.1

While the country functions as a representative democracy where citizens directly elect the president and members of the legislature, this administrative authority over the provinces remains an executive appointment. In contrast, the municipalities into which these provinces are subdivided do elect their own local councils, which possess a degree of local autonomy.1