DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

The Vice President candidates have aired their views for the National Association of Young Entrepreneurs (Anje) debate. The debate on 23 April 2024 was marked with Vice President Raquel Peña questioning the country that the opposition candidates described and the source of statistics.

Vice President Raquel Peña gave insights into what the government is doing and insisted the country was advancing when questioned about several topics.

Opposition vice president candidate Zoraima Cuello was the most vocal with her criticism. She said her stats came from the Ministry of Economy and National Competitiveness Council. She criticized that several websites of the government were not being updated.

Of the three women representing the leading political parties, Ingrid Mendoza, vice president candidate for the People’s Force, was the least capable of expressing her ideas. Of the three, Mendoza is the only who has not been a government officer. A corporate lawyer, Mendoza is the widow...