Luis Toral, chief of the campaign for the PRSC in Santo Domingo, said that surveys and polls they have carried out indicate that their support has experienced significant growth in the last few weeks. He said that from 15-16% of voter preference in December, the presidential candidate of the PRSC, Jacinto Peynado, had increased his support to 23-24% by 31 January. He said that Mr Peynado’s popularity leaped significantly in January. Luis Toral said that by the end of February, Jacinto Peynado should have reached the second place in voter preference and that in March, he will be the main contender to beat.