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"A Good Feeling." Will Balaguer be able to keep the leftists under control when he takes office July 1? Most Dominicans are hopeful, and Balaguer himself seems determined to follow through on his campaign slogan of "revolution without blood." He promises land for peasants, lower prices, more jobs—and most of all, an end to fighting. "The Dominican people," he says, "need peace and a chance to live a good life." If the leftists do get out of hand, his country's 30,000-man military establishment is solidly behind him. So are the 8,000 remaining troops of the Organization of American States. Even more, he has 57% of the voters—including the peasantry—on his side. "Dominicans," beamed one voter after the election, "have made me proud of my country, of all of us. It's a good feeling. Now I just hope we can follow through."