Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) presidential pre-candidate Andrés Navarro explained that the idea for him to run for the PLD presidential candidacy came from President Danilo Medina himself. In an interview with El Caribe media group, Navarro explained that Medina encouraged him to run after internal government polls showed he had a good reputation in government.
In the interview, he said that 2020 is not just a time to elect a President. “It is a time to opt for a national development model,” he said. He said he is proposing one that is based on local development and in partnership with the country’s municipalities.
The architect says his 21 years working in government have prepared him for the position. He described himself as a polytechnic. He explained that he is a politician with high qualifications “to guarantee that decisions are assertive.” Navarro has served as technical director and secretary-general in the city government of Santo Domingo under former Mayor Roberto Salcedo from 2008-2014. Next he was appointed the cabinet minister at the Ministry of Public Works. Shortly after he would be named Minister of Foreign Relations and then the Minister of Education, all during six years of the Medina administration. He resigned from the Ministry of Education to seek the PLD presidential nomination.
In a meeting with La Puya-Arroyo Hondo community members, Navarro announced he would organize social programs under a new Ministry of Social Development and Family.
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N Digital
6 August 2019