PRD voters who may be tired of the stalemate between former President Hipolito Mejia and PRD party president Miguel Vargas have told the polling company Mercado y Cuantificaciones that they would prefer Luis Abinader to be the party’s candidate in the 2016 presidential election. Abinader was Hipolito Mejia’s vice presidential candidate in the 2012 election campaign. The poll numbers were Luis Abinader (48.2%), Hipolito Mejia (37.7%) and Miguel Vargas Maldonado (9.9%). The poll said, nevertheless, that 52.4% of party members see Hipolito Mejia as the leader of the party. 1,200 people were polled nationwide from 14 to 18 December.
Encuesta revela población prefiere a Luis Abinader por encima de Hipólito y Vargas