The Constitution does not contemplate the position of vice mayor as approved by Congress, and thus the Junta Central Electoral ruled yesterday that in the congressional and municipal elections of this year the post of vice mayor, as established by new law 23-98, will not appear on the ballot. This should bring much controversy, especially since the vice mayor is an important position for parties such as the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano, which has chosen a popular figure such as Johnny Ventura for the position, given the health conditions of its self-proclaimed candidate for mayor, Dr. José Francisco Peña Gómez. The president of the JCE, Dr. Juan Sully Bonnelly, has said that the Constitution only contemplates the position of substitute for mayor. The Listín Diario reported that affected parties could take the case before the Supreme Court of Justice.
