As ex-President Leonel Fernandez was staging his major event in Santo Domingo, thousands of followers of President Danilo Medina were holding events in different parts of the country and New York in the United States, calling for him to run in the 2020 presidential elections for the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD). To do so, Medina needs to push through an amendment of the 2015 Constitution that he had earlier changed to allow for his re-election bid in 2016.
Simultaneous re-election gatherings were held in Mao, Valverde and Moca in Espaillat province. The event in San Juan de la Maguana was with the attendance of President Danilo Medina’s sister, Lucia Medina, who aspires to be elected senator for the province.
In Bani, Peravia province, thousands of PLD supporters gathered at an event headed by Senator Wilton Guerrero and the provincial governor, Nelly Melo de Guerrero. In Barahona the event was headed up by Public Works Minister Gonzalo Castillo along with Barahona senator Eddy Mateo Vásquez, and deputy Ruddy María Méndez. Also attending was former Industry & Commerce minister and director of Indotel, José del Castillo.
There was another massive event in New York organized by the political office of the PLD there.
The new Political Parties Law bans pre-campaigning until 7 July 2019.
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Listin Diario
7 May 2019