President Leonel Fernández scheduled a meeting for today with the key members of the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano, the leading opposition party. The Listín reported that the meeting was called because the PRD leadership was interested in learning the position of the government and its party regarding the election of the president of the Chamber of Deputies. A dissident former PRD member, the president of the Chamber of Deputies Hector Peguero Méndez has said he seeks to repeat as president of the Chamber with the support of the government party and the PRSC. The PRD also said that during the meeting it will present its legislative agenda for the sessions that begin 16 August. Important bills pending for approval are the Financial and Monetary Code and the electricity bill, both that have been torpedoed by businesses interested in maintaining the status quo. The bills would open up these markets to competition.
