The PRSC (Social Christian Reformist Party) mended one of
its largest political disputes yesterday when Jos? Enrique Sued, the Mayor of
Santiago, and Marino Collante, reformist deputy for Santiago, cast their lot
with Eduardo Estrella, the PRSC? s official candidate for the 2004 elections.
Formerly, both Sued and Collante had backed former Vice-President Jacinto
Peynado for the candidacy. The new allies appeared at a large political rally
held in San Jos? de las Matas and promised to bring a large block of voters to
the Estrella ticket. Estrella, a former Minister of Public Works under President
Balaguer, thanked both Sued and Collante for their unconditional support and
referred to them as ?two of the party?s leading politicians.?