Senate president Reinaldo Pared Pérez announced his aspirations to be the presidential candidate for the ruling PLD party for the 2020 election. Pared Pérez is also secretary general of the PLD.
In a press release prior to his appearance on TV on Monday, 14 May 2018, Pared Perez said that he would be launching his presidential candidacy for the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) and, in the near future, will be making a series of important announcements.
During the previous presidential campaign, he decided to put his presidential aspirations on hold and supported President Danilo Medina.
He said the presidency of the Senate is decided by the Political Committee of the ruling PLD party. The PLD is majority in the Senate.
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Diario Libre
15 May 2018
