The Political Commission of the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano chose to expel the president of the Chamber of Deputies Hector Rafael Peguero Méndez. In recent statements to the press, Peguero Méndez had insisted that he could seek the presidency of the Chamber of Deputies during the election that will be held on 16 August. The commission told the press Peguero Méndez was expelled because he disobeyed party guidelines and decisions. The PRD already had elected the party’s candidate to the presidency of the Chamber of Deputies. The PRD is majority in the Congress. Peguero Méndez has been flirting with the government and PRSC opposition members seeking to run again for president of the Chamber of Deputies. He is counting on motivating other deputies, from the PRD and opposition parties, to vote for him. During the meeting of the political commission, the PRD chose to order its congressmen to take a leave of absence from congressional work. Enmanuel Esquea Guerrero and Tony Raful, interim president and acting president of the party, and Hatuey Decamps, secretary general made the announcement. El Siglo reported that there are 102 members of the PRD commission of which 70 can vote on decisions. Of these 52 attended and 49 voted in favor of expelling Peguero Méndez.
