Reynaldo Pared Perez leads the vote for secretary general of the Dominican Liberation Party, with more than 60%. He had a comfortable 10% lead over runner up Alejandrina German. Pared had the endorsement of PLD former presidential candidate, Danilo Medina. Former Vice President Jaime David Fernandez endorsed German. A third candidate, present secretary general Jose Tomas Perez endorsed Pared upon going into the second round vote. Pared won the first round with almost 49%, barely making the 50%+1 vote needed to win in the first round.