The Partido de la Liberación Dominicana organized a successful mega political congregation to close the first phase of the presidential campaign of Danilo Medina. President Leonel Fernández and Vice President Jaime David Fernández were present at the political meeting that took place at the head of the Francisco del Rosario Sánchez Bridge (Puente de la 17). Danilo Medina called out for a vote of confidence from the Dominican people to continue the work of the PLD government. He committed to close the gap between the rich and poor in the Dominican Republic. In the DR more than 50% of households have earnings below the minimum RD$6,000 needed, and 19% live in extreme poverty, while the country reported highest sales of Jaguar cars in Latin America this year, and has the highest economic growth rate in the world.