PRD director Julio Marinez convened the members of the National Executive Committee (CEN) to meet this Thursday, 1 August. The meeting is set for the Carlos (Teo) Cruz boxing arena starting at 8am. The registration of the delegates starts at 6am. The party tells those attending need to leave their weapons at home. The opposition party is affected by internal division between two factions grouped around party president Miguel Vargas Maldonado, who is convening the convention, and those backing former President Hipolito Mejia that Vargas Maldonado has expelled from the party.
The Mejia faction argues that Vargas Maldonado’s term as president ended 19 July. Maldonado had called for a PRD convention to be held in February 2014.
The CEN would decide the authorities of the political party and other key matters. The Mejia faction says that Vargas is using a list that excludes members that support their leader.
PRD convoca el CEN para este jueves y publica lista de miembros