Political scientist Rosario Espinal says a third political force could become a significant alternate force to reckon with in the 2020 general elections. She said there is still time. Polls repeatedly have shown nothing is decided regarding the 2020 presidential election.
Espinal said that the third force might not win this election but could prove that the stronghold of the ruling political parties can be defeated.
The sociologist made the comments when interviewed by Ramón Núñez and Jaqueline Morel for the Telematutino talk show on Channel 11.
Espinal lamented that in the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) the presidential candidacy is not clear, even when polls show Luis Abinader is most likely to be the candidate. Espinal said that the party needs to gain 15% to win the 2020 presidential election. She remarked that the PRM brand does not have the historical weight as did the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) brand in its time.
She remarked that the fact there are 30 parties registered in the Central Electoral Board (JCE) is not a demonstration of democracy or dispersion of votes, but rather that people see political parties as money-making ventures.
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Diario Libre
1 August 2019