The two strongest candidates to win the presidency of the Bar Association of the Dominican Republic (CARD) have proclaimed themselves winners of the election held on Saturday, 2 December 2023. Press reports are that less than 60% of the votes have been counted.
The Bar Association is highly politicized. Johan López Diloné competed with the backing of the ruling Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) and Trajano Vidal Potentini has the support of former President Leonel Fernandez of the People’s Force (FP).
Both Lopez Diloné and Vidal Potentini have proclaimed themselves winners of the lawyers’ guild election and have been congratulated by their parties.
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Listin Diario
4 December 2023