At the PRSC 9th Ordinary Assembly, which took place yesterday, Sunday 26 January, the party members elected engineer Federico Antun Batlle as their president. His two rival candidates, Amable Aristy Castro and Jose Hazim Frappier chose not to run. Other members of the new PRSC leadership are first vice president Louis Bogaert, general secretary Ramon Rogelio Genao, second vice president Rafaela Alburquerque, organizational secretary Miguel Bogaert, electoral affairs coordinator Maximo Castro Silverio, and events secretary Ramon Felix Madera. The new party officials were sworn in by acting PRSC president Joaquin Ricardo.