PLD senator Adriano Sánchez Roa said that if in January 2019, polls show that President Danilo Medina is the favorite pre-candidate, the Dominican Constitution would be “adjusted” to respond to the “wish of the people.” The 2015 Constitution bans President Danilo Medina from seeking re-election in 2020.
Nevertheless, the ruling party senator says that based on the January 2019 polls the party will choose the highest ranked PLD politician since that official would be the best candidate for the party.
“In January, the leader who gets the highest percentage in the polls is a clear indication that the public has identified the most popular candidate, and frankly, that is all I need to see. If the polls conclude that the most popular candidate is Leonel Fernández, then our party should choose Fernandez as our candidate. If it is the Minister of Education, we should support him. Now if the highest ranked candidate is the President of the Republic and that is the interest and desire of the people, then the legislators will have to adjust the Constitution to whomever the people want,” he said.
Fellow PLD senator Dionis Sánchez said that the Constitution does not permit President Medina from seeking reelection and said that subject should not be touched.
Former President Leonel Fernández (1996-2000, 2004-2008, 2008-2012) aspires to be the PLD candidate in 2020.
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16 May 2018
