The president of the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano, lawyer Enmanuel Esquea denied press reports that the PRD convention to choose the candidate of the party in the 2000 presidential elections would be postponed for June. Party president Esquea said it is not true the convention will be postponed for supposed irregularities in the Programa de Revision y Apertura del Registro de Militantes (PRAMIL), the list of voters. Esquea said the convention will go as planned on 16 May.