Secretary general of the PLD, Lidio Cadet, criticized Dr. José Francisco Peña Gómez, saying the leader of the rival Partido Revolucionario Dominicano (PRD) was "incoherent." He referred to talks of an alliance between the PRD and the Partido Reformista Social Cristiano (PRSC). He recalled that the PRD leader had said when the PLD allied with the PRSC in order to win the 1996 presidential election, that that alliance was a "diabolic pact." The PLD has sought to repeat its alliance with the PRD. According to Cadet, former President Joaquin Balaguer will be the person to decide with what party the PRSC will ally for the municipal and congressional elections of May 16.
