More gerrymandering was proposed by Congress, as they attempt to convert Santo Domingo into three provinces, each with its own municipalities and bureaucracy requirements to administer the areas. According to El Caribe, the idea to create Santo Domingo West, North and East comes from a PPH deputy named Radhmes Gonzalez, who wishes to create the three new senatorial seats along with the deputies to represent the various municipalities. Opposition to the move, in a Congress controlled by the PRD party, is weak and generally limited to NGOs that say the new divisions will hamper assistance to the needy by fragmenting distribution areas.
Hoy newspaper editorial today says that the proposal is unjustifiable from a socioeconomic point of view, and only understandable when seen as an aspiration of he who sees the country as political booty.