94-year old Joaquín Balaguer, on the campaign trail in San Francisco de Macorís for the PRSC, promised to concentrate on agrarian reform, preservation of natural resources and assistance to farmers. (Many studies show that agrarian reform in the DR was a total failure and is one of the reasons for the low general farming productivity.) The Listín Diario reported Balaguer arrived to San Francisco de Macorís around 3:30 pm riding a Mercedes Benz property of his longtime political supporter Guaroa Liranzo. Balaguer has an old Cadillac Classic. Meanwhile, in Santo Domingo, vice presidential candidate Jacinto Peynado criticized the PRD, saying that in eight years in power (1978-1986) the PRD showed that it is not capable of managing the country. Leaders of the PRD had said that Balaguer was not physically capable of governing.
