Last week, the director of the Dominican Red Cross, María Rosa Belliard, announced her wish to be chosen as the vice presidential candidate of the Partido Reformista Social Cristiano. She said the time has come for a woman to be chosen for the post. She described herself as a dynamic, competent woman who has shown social sensibility, honesty and the ability to attract the necessary votes to help the party win. She says she has 23 years of involvement with the PRSC.