The PRD pre-candidates opposed to re-election have said they see no possibility of reaching an agreement with President Hipolito Mejia. The seven, who are now split into two camps since the departure of Rafael “Fello” Subervi Bonilla from the core group, are saying that the President and his PPH (Proyecto Presidencial Hipolito, promoting his re-election) have failed repeatedly to honor their agreements, starting with the President’s promise to refrain from seeking a second term of office, a source close to Subervi Bonilla told El Caribe newspaper. The PPH faithful have been given most of the powerful government posts since the PRD came to power in 2000, he is quoted as saying, after having promised a greater proportion to political allies such as Subervi. The paper lists the PPH supporters who according to Subervi dominate the cabinet: Siquio Ng de la Rosa and Rafael Calderon, as well as non-aligned figures such as Sonia Guzman, who is nevertheless a member of the President’s inner circle. Those opposed to re-election have been eased out, according to the source, mentioning the cases of Peggy Cabral, who left her post as head of Pro Comunidad to fight the Santo Domingo municipal election and then left Gabinete Social, ostensibly to engage in the internal reconciliation process. It is said, however, that Cabral resigned because she was not allocated the budget for the institution’s social programs. Others like Hugo Tolentino Dipp and Virgilio Bello Rosa were replaced by PPH sympathizers upon their departures from their respective posts. Vice-President Milagros Ortiz Bosch and her supporters have also had similar experiences, says the article in El Caribe.