The Partido Liberal La Estructura chose Dr. Joaquin Balaguer as its presidential candidate in the 16 May 2000 elections. 93-year old Joaquín Balaguer was chosen by 300 delegates in the party convention held at the Centro de Convenciones y Exposiciones in Santo Domingo. Present were several leading politicians from Balaguer’s Partido Reformista Social Cristiano party, including Donald Reid Cabral, Federico Antún Batlle, Joaquín Ricardo, Ramon Rogelio Genao, Jose Hazim Frappier and José Osvaldo Leger. The president of La Estructura Andrés Vanderhorst said the party chose Balaguer as their presidential candidate because of his contributions to the welfare of the country. The party left the appointment of their vice presidential candidate up to Dr. Balaguer. Balaguer’s own party, the PRSC, has not yet announced its presidential candidate. Balaguer is the party’s most likely choice, but he has preferred to wait to ascertain whether his health will let him again run for President. The Partido Liberal La Estructura was founded in 1982. In 1986 it supported Jacobo Majluta, a former Vice President in the PRD government of Antonio Guzmán, who was President for 45 days when President Guzmán committed suicide in 1986. Majluta later died of lung cancer. In the elections of 1990, 1994 and 1996, La Estructura backed the candidacy of Balaguer. Andrés Vanderhorst was minister of sports in one of the Balaguer governments.
