The PRD yesterday launched a high-profile series of meetings with leaders of various segments of Dominican society to make its case for retaining control of the Dominican Municipal League (LMD), the official body representing the interests of Dominican municipalities. PRD has long argued that since it won most of the mayor’s offices in the country during the last elections, it should continue to chair the League. However, the Reformista Party (PRSC), which presently runs no national-level body, wants the LMD position and has enlisted the aid of the PLD. They have put forth Senator Amable Aristy Castro, the former President of the Senate, as their candidate. Aristy Castro has frequently boasted that he already has enough votes sewn up to ensure his victory when Liga elections are held later this month.The campaign began yesterday with a breakfast meeting with business leaders, continued with a luncheon with media leaders, followed by a meeting with Catholic Church representatives. Today a high-level PRD delegation will make their case to the U.S. Embassy and at 2:00 pm with the Catholic Church’s top official in the DR, Archbishop Nicol?s de Jes?s Cardenal L?pez Rodr?guez.
