The PRSC has announced the election by consensus of party president Federico Quique Antun Batlle as the party’s presidential candidate in the 2016 May election. Legislator Victor (Ito) Bisono was elected acting president of the party.
The party also announced a list of 15 candidates for senator and another hundred or so for deputies, mayors and directors of municipal boards who will not have to contest the party primaries.
The candidates for senator are Johnny Jones (National District), Jose Hazim Frappier (San Pedro de Macoris), Felix Vasquez (Sanchez Ramirez), Louis Bogaert (La Romana), Bernardo Santana Paez (El Seibo), Eddy Alcantara (Santo Domingo province), Nino Fermin (Monsenor Nouel), Hector Rodriguez Pimentel (Montecristi), Santiago Pina (Samana), Benny Metz (San Cristobal), Andres Berroa (Hato Mayor), Luis Jose Gonzalez Sanchez (Bahoruco) and Jesus Paniagua (Azua).
The selected candidates for mayor include Francisco Medrano (Pedernales), Jose Enrique Sued (Santiago); Sergio Cedeno (San Pedro de Macoris), Elvis Rosario (San Cristobal), Wellington Mejia (Bonao), Carlos Balbuena (Puerto Plata), Odalis Vega (Hato Mayor), Jose Elias Peguero (El Seibo), Benigno Nunez (Ramon Santana), Federico Soriano (Quisqueya), Ito Rodriguez (Los Llanos), William Alvarez (Maimon), Mateo Arias (Gaspar Hernandez), Israel Brito (Luperon), William Olivence (Sosua) and Norberto Batista (Imbert).