In her opinion column in List?n Diario, journalist Ana
Mitila Lora expresses support for those who are contesting the right to
re-election and unlimited continuity. ?Re-electionism? in some cases is the
cause of institutional putrefaction, and an obstacle to renewal and emergence of
new leadership.?
She mentions several key figures in Dominican society that have been at their
post for more than 20 years including:
Lora specifically mentions Mario Bonetti and his 30 odd years in the Academia de
Ciencias; Monsignor Agripino N??ez, and 30-year tenure at the helm of PUCMMM;
Azor Hazoury, who has been at the Asociaci?n Popular de Ahorros y Prestamos, a
loans and savings company, for over 40 years; Jos? Joaqu?n Puello, with more
than 20 years on the Dominican Olympic Committee; and Gabriel del R?o, who has
been with the Central General de Trabajadores, a workers union, for more than 30
years.