While the ruling PLD party is not expected to name the party candidate for the May 2016 presidential election, former President Leonel Fernandez, who is also president of the PLD, is increasingly active in promoting his aspirations to be the PLD presidential candidate. Yesterday, Sunday 31 August 2014, he attended a meeting of thousands of his supporters at the Sans Souci Convention Center. He spoke symbolically of the winds that are encouraging him to decide to seek to be the ruling party candidate. Political analysts have said that the PLD is likely to win the presidency in 2016 no matter who the candidate will be, given the weak opposition and the popularity of incumbent Danilo Medina.
The organizers of the Democratic Platform event were former Minister of Education Jose Rafael Lantigua, senator Rafael Vargas, professor Jesus de la Rosa and Bernarda Jorge.
During the event, Fernandez highlighted that the 2010 Constitution bans consecutive re-election.
Fernandez was President of the Republic from 1996-2000 and from 2004-2012.
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