The president of the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) José Ignacio Paliza called for PRM politicians to deal with their differences inside the party. Former President Hipólito Mejía has marked a distance from the anti-constitutional reform position expressed by the party’s leading contender for the presidential nomination, Luis Abinader. Mejía has called for constitutional reform to allow President Danilo Medina to seek reelection as of 2024. Mejía also seeks the PRM presidential candidacy.
“There is only unity in the Modern Revolutionary Party between its leaders and its pre-candidates, even though at times there may be proposals in different directions,” said Paliza.
He made his comments after a third pre-candidate, Winston Arnaud, expressed a firm position against reinstating Medina as a political candidate. For this, the 2015 Constitution would need to be amended. Arnaud had criticized the positions of the other two pre-candidates, former President Hipólito Mejía and businessman Luis Abinader regarding the proposal to rehabilitate President Danilo Medina for the 2024 election.
Arnaud thundered that Hipólito Mejía be subject to a disciplinary hearing for not abiding by the PRM’s guidelines and for bringing uncertainty to the party membership. Arnaud also criticized Luis Abinader for his ambiguity on constitutional reform. Arnaud called for Abinader to be transparent regarding whether he backs or not the proposal to rehabilitate President Medina. Abinader had said that while he is against constitutional reform, he would adhere to the party’s position. In Arnaud’s opinion, no one in the PRM should flirt with the government because who gives their blessing will have to guarantee impunity afterward.
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La Nacion Dominicana
1 August 2019