The president of the Chamber of Deputies, Hector Rafael Peguero Méndez avoided confronting members of the PRD who oppose him. He chose not to attend the meeting of the political commission of the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano where he would be questioned on his decision to remove from the pay list of the Chamber of Deputies several "advisors", most persons related to opposing sectors within the PRD. The list included wives of several PRD leaders. He said he was cleaning house to remove the "botellas" or persons who received a check but did not render a service. Last Thursday he also chose to not attend the meeting of the board of the PRD held at the Hotel Hamaca. President of the PRD, Enmanuel Esuquea Guerrero has invited Peguero to a new meeting on Tuesday. Peguero had said he would be abroad through Monday. The PRD fears that Peguero’s flirting with the government and the PLD, and his siding with the PRSC, plus a faction of the PRD that opposes Alburquerque, could result in his being voted president of the Chamber of Deputy. The PRD has already chosen Ramón Alburquerque as the party’s candidate to preside the Chamber of Deputies. The government has actively courted the president of the Chamber of Deputies. Some sectors within the PRD feel that Peguero should be expulsed from the party.
