The recent complaints by former President Leonel Fernandez about the results of the primary election for the presidential candidate for the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) have caused comment among other members of the party.
Jaime David Fernández Mirabal served as Vice President for President Leonel Fernández during the 1996-2000 term. He has written to Fernandez, recommending the latter recognize the victory of Gonzalo Castillo, and make a personal sacrifice to maintain the unity within the party.
He reminded Fernández that he too had lost in primary elections for the party in 2003 when he lost against Fernandez, and in 1999 he lost against Danilo Medina. He said that on both occasions, he accepted their wins.
In addition, the Dominican ambassador in the United States José Tomás Pérez has written to the United States Congress, saying that Fernandez’ actions are anti-democratic and that he is creating an artificial crisis just because he lost the primaries.
Felix (Felucho) Jimenez, president of the Dominican Petroleum Refinery, also condemned the behavior of Fernandez, when interviewed on a television program. Jiménez said that Fernández would end up having to leave the PLD.
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Al Momento
16 October 2019