President Danilo Medina said yesterday, Thursday 13 February that he is focused on improving the Dominican people’s living conditions, and that his priority is not to become a leader, or to be re-elected.
President Medina made the comments during the start of the works to build the Monte Grande dam in Barahona province. This is a US$401 million investment.
Hoy newspaper comments today, Friday 14 February that his reply is in direct response to former President Leonel Fernandez’s op-ed piece “Power and leadership between posts and little envelopes” in which analysts believe he was referring to the current President when referring to using the government’s pockets to purchase people’s favor. The article refers to three cases of government officials who distributed jobs or funds to the people and became popular party leaders during the Fernandez administration.
Medina said his goal is that by the end of his government term, “people can say thank you for having improved their living conditions.”
“We are caring for the poorest all around the country. And all I seek, as I said in the election campaign, because I have no other interest, neither to be a leader, nor to be reelected, nor anything along those lines. What I seek with these programs, what I am looking for, is to improve our people’s living conditions,” he stated.
www.listindiario.com/la-republica/2014/2/13/310684/Presidente-Medina-afirma-que-no-aspira-a-ser-lider-ni-a-reelegirse
www.listindiario.com/la-republica/2014/2/9/310109/El-poder-y-el-liderazgo-entre-puestos-y-sobrecitos