Vice President Margarita Cedeño says it would be a waste for her to be just First Lady, again. Cedeño was First Lady during the 2004-2008, 2008-2012 governments of former President Leonel Fernández, who aspires to return to the presidency in 2020. Fernández is the leading running pre-candidate.
Cedeño made the comments when participating in a meeting on provincial needs in Azua, and sent them out to the media as a press release.
Cedeño said that if her husband receives the will of God, the PLD and the people, he would again be President. “I will be at his side, I will wear the hat of First Lady; but I think it would be a great waste, a step back, to be just First Lady,” she said.
Cedeño in the past had always used the “de Fernández” to indicate her marriage to Fernández. But in recent years, she has been discouraging its use.
“I will not take a step back, not even to gain momentum,” said the two-time Vice President under President Danilo Medina.
Cedeño has been vocal about the timing being right for a woman to run for President. She has stressed the country is ready for new leadership. She has spoken up about the importance for Medina and Fernández to reach an agreement or be open to another person who could win in a first round of the election. She called for the politicians to take into account her life’s work in favor of the needed. Cedeño has directed the social politics cabinet of the Medina administration and works with the most vulnerable population groups.
She wants to be considered as an option if Medina doesn’t have the numbers and Fernández doesn’t have the strength to hold on to the Presidency for the ruling political party.
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9 April 2019