Last week, while campaigning in the western province of San Juan de la Maguana, Leonel Fernández said that if José Francisco Peña Gómez wins the election, he will divide the Dominican family. He said that between 37 and 40 percent of the Dominican electorate rejects his candidature. “I say that at times when this country needs stability and peace, and to deal with its economic and social problems, to have a government that has been rejected by 40% is to introduce anxiety and disquiet.”