After Hipolito Mejia’s followers, in the midst of a shootout with Miguel Vargas’s followers, took over the PRD national headquarters, Mejia, a former President of the DR, reached an agreement with government officials and the National Police occupied the opposition party’s main offices.
When things cooled down and the shooting stopped, PRD general secretary Orlando Jorge Mera reported that Mejia had reached an agreement with the Chief of Police, Jose Armando Polanco Gomez and the ministers of the Presidency, Gustavo Montalvo and Interior and Police, Jose Ramon Fadul, for the police to take over the building until the conflicting factions reach an agreement. “They have committed to maintaining the building, without handing it over, until an agreement within the PRD is reached,” proclaimed Jorge Mera, amidst shouts from militants who oppose the deal.
In the face of the resistance of his allies, Rafael (Fello) Subervi intervened and said that Mejia had warned the government officials and the Chief of the Police that he would only hand over the premises if they guaranteed that it would not be returned to Vargas. After this was made clear, under protest, the group left the headquarters and the PN took over the building.