Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) presidential candidate Luis Abinader, former President Leonel Fernández for the People’s Force (FP) and Federico (Quique) Antún of the Social Christian Reformist Party (PRSC) headed a march of followers ending in Puerta del Conde (Altar de la Patria) on Sunday, 23 February.
“We call on the heads of the Central Electoral Board to fulfill the responsibilities assigned to it by the Constitution to organize free elections, with fairness, objectivity and transparency,” read PRM vice president Faride Raful, at the Altar de la Patria at the end of the march. The media reported that Faride Raful, vice president of the PRM, spoke for the group of 13 parties. She is running for senator for Santo Domingo on the PRM ticket.
Originally the march had been scheduled to end in front of the Central Electoral Board (JCE), but on Saturday the direction was changed to leave the Plaza de la Bandera space to the millennial protest.
The PRM and 13 other political parties have been asked to stay away from the Plaza de la Bandera protest by the young adult groups.
Abinader and Fernández together did not take any stage at the event, nor did their groups coincide during the march.
PRM National District candidate to mayor, Carolina Mejía, did not participate in the march. El Nuevo Diario explained that the absence could be related to the distance former President Hipólito Mejía, father of Carolina, has kept with former President Fernández. When the PRM announced the alliance with Fernández followers for certain congressional and municipal positions, she issued a statement expressing her opposition but accepting the party position.
Earlier, Alianza Pais had stated it would not participate in the protest march. Guillermo Moreno, president of Alianza Pais has asked for the resignation of the judges of the Central Electoral Board (JCE).
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24 February 2020