The Coalición Democrática was able to convene a large turnout to their protest walk against the continuance in power of President Danilo Medina or the return to power of former President Leonel Fernández of the ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD). The protestors began the walk at Parque Enriquillo and ended it at the Altar de la Patria, after walking down Duarte and Las Mercedes streets in the Colonial City.
The march was called against corruption and impunity and had the backing of the largest opposition party, the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM). The president of the party, senator José Ignacio Paliza and secretary general Carolina Mejía participated in the march. Also backing the rally were the Dominican Humanist Party (PHD), Dominicans for Change (DxC), Social Democrat Revolutionary Party (PRSD), El País que Queremos, among others. Journalist Juan Bolívar Díaz spoke for the group.
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Listin Diario
22 July 2019