The widow of Dr. José Francisco Peña Gómez, Peggy Cabral, said yesterday that the former leader of the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD), an ex-Santo Domingo mayor and presidential candidate, would never have accepted the honor of putting his name to the national airport if it meant causing national discord. "The greatness of Dr. Peña Gómez was based in his spirit of acting in concert, which placed national interests above those of personal interests," she declared to a press conference called to announce the support of the organization she heads, The Dominican Federation of Social Democratic Women (Fedomusde), for PRD’s decision on Monday to withdraw from political dialogue with the government. The PRD withdrew from political dialogues sponsored by the Catholic Church to protest President Leonel Fernández’s Friday decision to veto a bill to rename the Las Americas International Airport. Cabral insisted that Peña deserved such an honor, and noted that his name is well known internationally, particularly his work in defense of democracy. But he never would have accepted the honor if it meant dividing the country.
