The US$90 million InterAmerican Development Bank loan for the Colonial City is the new victim of the differences between Leonelistas (former President Leonel Fernandez) and Danilistas (President Danilo Medina) in the Chamber of Deputies. On Tuesday, 27 August 2019, despite three roll calls, Radhames Camacho was not able to get the needed minimum 96 votes for the bill to pass on Tuesday. The IDB loan was sent to the commission chaired by PLD deputy Ramón Cabrera. It is for phase II of the renovation of the Colonial City.
During the same Tuesday, 27 August session, the divide in the vote of ruling party legislators also affected the passing of a US$11.68 million loan. It was from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and would be used to promote activities to generate income and food security for rural families. In total, the ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) members are 106, and add to them their allies in the opposition. As reported in Diario Libre, the Leonelistas would not give their yes vote on Tuesday.
On Wednesday, though, several Leonelista government party legislators gave in and voted for the IFAD loan, despite criticism that it had not been discussed in the Hacienda Commission of the Chamber of Deputies. The loan passed with the favorable vote of 95 legislators, 10 who voted no and 22 that abstained from voting. It had already been passed in the Senate.
29 August 2019