The PRSC political party is also on the verge of division because of internal struggles. Over the weekend, the PRSC party that was left leaderless with the death of Joaquin Balaguer, seemed to be facing a split. Last Friday, the party faction that is headed by former VP Jacinto Peynado, was expelled from the party. Carlos Morales Troncoso , also a former Vice President, Donald Reid Cabral and other members loyal to the Peynado faction met at the San Carlos gymnasium in Santo Domingo and decided to expel party president Rafael Bello Andino and Eduardo Estrella, the party candidate. Estrella, elected as party candidate after nationwide voting several months ago, now faces a serious division in the party that governed for 22 years and is now considered to be the third ranked party in the country. On a curious note, as reported by Roberto Brito of the Listin Diario, the assembly called by the Peynado faction was attended by delegations from the PRD and the PLD parties.