Since 2015, the PRD party that has been a strong ally to the ruling PLD. Last week the party announced that its National Executive Committee has decided on the modality of open primaries to choose its presidential candidate for the 2020 general election. This means any person eligible to vote can vote for the presidential candidate of the PRD. The recently Political Parties Law ordered these be held on the same day and hour nationwide. The JCE will be deducting the cost of organizing the costly open primaries from the government allotments made to each political party.
Foreign Minister and president of the PRD Miguel Vargas Maldonado made the announcement on Saturday, 10 November 2018. He said that for the legislative and municipal elections it was decided that an assembly of party leaders and delegates would meet to come forth with their recommendation of the modality that would be used for these. The commission includes José Leonel Cabrera, Peggy Cabral, Rafael Vásquez, Julio Santos, Janet Camilo, Juan Morales, Juan Carlos Beras, Julio Mariñez, Carlos Gabriel García, Alejandro Abreu, Héctor Guzmán, Luis Ernesto Camilo, Ulises Hernández, Joel Díaz and Juan Santos.
Earlier, on 27 October 2018, the Central Committee of the ruling PLD deposited with the JCE that they had chosen the open primaries modality to choose their presidential candidate.
The PRM, the largest opposition party, has chosen to celebrate closed primaries.
The ruling PLD party has registered with the JCE to hold open primaries.
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Listin Diario
El Caribe
12 November 2018
