The two factions within the Social Christian Reformist Party (PRSC) each held their assemblies to elect the president of the party for the 2018-2022 term on Sunday, 17 September 2017. The party is split between the two groups that claim to be the true party leadership. It is expected that the Superior Electoral Court (TSA) will eventually decide who is the president of the party.
The PRSC was government for decades under the late President Joaquín Balaguer. Balaguer in 1996 would back aspirations of Leonel Fernandez of the PLD, being key to the party reaching power that year. Until the 2016 election, the PRSC had been an ally of the PLD. Now the party is divided among those who continue to support the PLD and those who want to go their own way.
The Victor (Ito) Bisonó faction elected the harmonized ballot with senator José Hazim Frappier. Likewise the faction confirmed others on the ballot that are: acting president, deputy Victor (Ito) Bisono. The elected secretary of the organization is Miguel Bogaert. The vice presidents are Luis José González, Modesto Guzmán and Milton Ginebra. The assembly also announced the start of a national party restructuring plan, that will be supervised by a commission to be presided by Licelotte Marte de Barrios. This faction has been a key supporter of the government.
A second faction of the PRSC party, elected engineer Federico (Quique) Antún Batlle as president, and Ramón Rogelio Genao as general secretary of the PRSC. Others were Eddy Alcántara as acting president, Máximo Castro Silverio as first vice president; and Wellington Mejia, Jacqueline Peña and Manuel Olivero as deputy secretary generals. Ricardo Espaillat was chosen first vice president and Sergia Elena de Selima as second vice president.
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El Nacional
El Nacional
18 September 2017
