Jacinto Peynado, the PRSC presidential pre-candidate who lost to Eduardo Estrella in last week’s primary elections, has said that President Hip?lito Mej?a’s admissions on Wednesday that members of his PRD party were involved in the rival party’s internal campaign is further proof that the election was fraudulent. He is quoted in Hoy describing the elections as “dirty and low”, and expressed an interest in meeting with President Mej?a to discuss the matter. The President’s declarations are described in Diario Libre as a “bombshell” for the PRSC which already faces the challenge of restoring party unity after a primary campaign that was divisive in itself. Leading party officials, including PRSC party president Rafael Bello Andino, are attempting to resolve the crisis by mediating between the rival factions.