The president of the Chamber of Deputies left without effect the passing of a modification to the internal ruling of that organization that would have allowed deputies to vote anonymously. Peguero Méndez had passed the bill yesterday in a session characterized by irregularities. He rectified and said that the ruling change was not valid because the necessary quorum had not been met. Peguero Méndez said he did not need the anonymous vote clause to win the presidency in case he chose to be a candidate in the elections of the presidents of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate in the 16 August elections. Peguero Méndez has flirted with government party and PRSC deputies, and would need their vote in case he were to challenge the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano party’s choice of Winston Arnaud for president of the Chamber of Deputies. The PRD will be majority in both houses come 16 August when the new elected congressmen begin their tenure.
