The Partido Nacional de Voluntad Ciudadana (PNVC) has named Juan Cohen as its presidential candidate in the 2016 presidential election. The party was formerly called the Partido Nacional de Veteranos y Civiles and had been known for linking retired military figures to politics.
During the party’s 37th primary, Cohen declared: “One cannot build a great nation, have a family, or institutions, create the homeland if there are no jobs.”
Cohen is a leading marketing executive who has worked with Diario Libre and El Caribe marketing divisions.
This is the first time the party will field its own candidate, after being an ally for the ruling PLD in the 2012 election. It also chose candidates for legislators and the National District and Santo Domingo East city councils. The membership also approved the party’s name change.