The Listín Diario-Sigma 2 poll showed that 83% of Dominicans feel it is time that Dr. Joaquín Balaguer, leader of the Partido Reformista Social Cristiano, who has been President of the Dominican Republic for over 30 years, retire from politics. Likewise, the survey, carried out by the leading Dominican newspaper and a prestigious Spanish polling agency, showed that 67.3% also feel that Dr. José Francisco Peña Gómez, head of the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano, the leading opposition party, should also retire. Peña Gómez is 62 years old, but suffers from cancer of the pancreas. The survey was carried out from 16-20 April. Some 1,254 persons were interviewed.
