According to an opinion poll carried out by the Venezuelan firm Emevenca, published in Rumbo last week, the presidential candidate of the PRD leads with 47% of voters supporting him. The poll was carried out between 16 March and 3 April. Leonel Fernández of the PLD is in second place with 34%, and Jacinto Peynado of the PRSC is in a distant third with 17%. The firm, represented in the country by Gerardo Díaz Fernán, surveyed 4,124 people throughout the country. It revealed that 49% believe Peña Gómez will win the election, 30% Leonel, and 15% Peynado.